Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Kenya
Kenya: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 13.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Kenya, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 13.6% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 148.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Kenya peaked at 13.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2011.
Kenya ranks 18th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.3% | — |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +28.8% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +43.4% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | +10.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 13.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 13.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.8% | 12.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.4% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 13.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 constant US$ (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 to total gross loans in Kenya?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Kenya was 13.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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