Kenya — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1955–2031 · 77 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 −6.41% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −5.74% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.67 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −6.82% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2016–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -6.32 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -6.16 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -6.05 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -5.96 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -5.97 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2026 | -6.42 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -6.41 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -5.74 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -5.61 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -6.01 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -7.2 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -8.13 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -7.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -6.91 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -7.37 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -7.45 % of GDP |