Kenya — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1955–2023 · 69 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Kenya, the central government deficit reading was −4.46% of GDP in 2023, compared with −7.72% of GDP in 2022. The period change was +3.27 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −6.99% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2010–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -4.46 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -7.72 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -8.59 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -5.6 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -3.95 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2018 | -8.43 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -10.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -7.03 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -8.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -5.22 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -4.82 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -4.04 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -3.65 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -5.23 % of GDP |