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

PeriodValue
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
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.