Kenya — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1955–2030 · 76 observations
About this series
The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The combined government deficit reading for Kenya was −5.96% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −5.77% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.2 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −6.81% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2015–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -4.75 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -4.81 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -4.91 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -5.11 % of GDP |
| 2026 | -5.64 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2025 | -5.96 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -5.77 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -5.71 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -6.06 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -7.2 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -8.13 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -7.41 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -6.94 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -7.4 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -7.47 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -6.68 % of GDP |