Kenya recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 5.80 percent in the FY 2024/25. Government Budget in Kenya averaged -4.56 percent of GDP from 1998 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 0.81 percent of GDP in 2000 and a record low of -8.70 percent of GDP in 2021. source: Central Bank of Kenya

Government Budget in Kenya is expected to reach -6.20 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Kenya Government Budget is projected to trend around -5.70 percent of GDP in 2027 and -5.30 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 3109.70 2710.31 KES Billion Mar 2026
Government Budget -5.80 -5.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -865.48 -703.81 KES Billion Mar 2026
Government Debt 12299.48 12254.53 KES Billion Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 67.80 65.50 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 2244.22 2006.50 KES Billion Mar 2026


Kenya Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-5.80 -5.20 0.81 -8.70 1998 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly