Government debt during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how the government debt changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jubilee Uhuru Kenyatta | 9 Apr 2013 – 13 Sep 2022 | +30.2 pp 2012 → 2022 | +3.0 pp/yr | |
| 2 | UDA William Ruto | 13 Sep 2022 – now | +3.5 pp 2022 → 2025 | +1.2 pp/yr | |
| 3 | PNU Mwai Kibaki | 30 Dec 2002 – 9 Apr 2013 | −4.4 pp 2002 → 2012 | −0.4 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of GDP · IMF World Economic Outlook, general government gross debt (GGXWDG_NGDP), calendar years, the years of actual figures only (the latest an estimate) · Kenya data · as of Sep 2026.