Kenya — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Kenya, the central government deficit reading was −5.94% of GDP in 2025, compared with −5.62% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.33 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −6.81% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2011–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.94 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -5.62 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -4.46 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -7.72 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -8.59 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2020 | -5.6 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -3.95 % of GDP |
| 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 | -5.43 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -4.54 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -4.09 % of GDP |