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Kenya — Central government deficit

millions of KES · Annual · 1955–2025 · 71 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

Kenya's central government deficit reading was −1.04T KES in 2025. The period change from −911.67B KES in 2024 was −132.68B KES. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −5.94% in 2025.

-1.50T-1.00T-500.00B0500.00B195520152025KESSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2011–2025

PeriodValue
2025-1.04T KES
2024-911.67B KES
2023-670.06B KES
2022-1.04T KES
2021-1.03T KES
10 earlier values, back to 2011
2020-599.63B KES
2019-403.91B KES
2018-787.85B KES
2017-912.26B KES
2016-533.58B KES
2015-564.18B KES
2014-313.23B KES
2013-288.52B KES
2012-218.10B KES
2011-170.13B KES
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.