Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Kenya
Kenya: Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital was 27.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Kenya, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Kenya stood at 27.8%.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Kenya peaked at 30.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -12.6%, in 2006.
That places Kenya 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -12.6% | — |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -138.8% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | +413.5% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -44.6% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +39.9% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -29.1% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +39.5% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | -12.6% | 25.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 9.4% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 18.4% | 27.8% | 5 |
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More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Kenya?
- Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Kenya was 27.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.6% in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for non-performing loans net of provisions to capital?
- Kenya ranks 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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