Makrognosis

Kenya Credit Rating & Sovereign Risk Score

Model scoreCode CREDIT:KE

Model score49 / 1009 Nov 2026
Grade equivalentBB+model-implied
BandSpeculative grade0–100 scale, 100 = strongest
Rank70th of 84economies scored

Makrognosis sovereign credit model scores Kenya at 49 out of 100 as of 9 November 2026, equivalent to BB+ on the familiar letter scale — speculative grade.

The score is unchanged from the previous assessment on 1 October 2026.

That places Kenya 70th of the 84 economies the model scores; Russia has the highest score at 100.

Key inputs include government debt of 67.8% of GDP, a fiscal balance of −5.4% of GDP, a current account balance of −1.3% of GDP.

This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.

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Kenya sovereign credit score (0–100), 18 Jun 2026 – 9 Nov 2026. Source: Makrognosis sovereign credit model.

Score history

Assessment dateScoreGrade equivalent
9 November 202648.9BB+
1 October 202648.9BB+
31 July 202648.9BB+
30 July 202629.5B
26 July 202628.7B
21 June 202634.3B+
18 June 202630.4B
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Score, grade equivalent and inputs for 84 economies. Free tier available.

curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/credit/KE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/credit/KE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
score = r.json()["headline"]["score_0_100"]
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What drives the score

The model's published inputs for Kenya, from official national and international statistics.

InputValueVintage
GDP per capitaUS$2,362.92026
Real GDP growth, 5-year average5.5%2026
Inflation, recent average4.9%2026
Government debt67.8% of GDP2026
Fiscal balance−5.4% of GDP2026
Current account balance−1.3% of GDP2026
External debt35.0% of GDP2026
Foreign-exchange reserves4.0 months of imports2026
Governance (World Bank WGI composite)−0.6012026

How Kenya compares

#EconomyAs ofScore
1Russia9 Nov 2026100
2Turkey9 Nov 2026100
3Denmark9 Nov 202698
4Switzerland9 Nov 202696
5Netherlands9 Nov 202695
65Morocco9 Nov 202653
66Ivory Coast9 Nov 202652
67Ukraine9 Nov 202650
68Tanzania9 Nov 202650
69Ecuador9 Nov 202649
70Kenya9 Nov 202649
71Serbia9 Nov 202648
72Algeria9 Nov 202648
73Laos9 Nov 202647
74Uganda9 Nov 202646
75Cambodia9 Nov 202646
76Bangladesh9 Nov 202645

All 84 economies ranked →

Kenya economic indicators

Kenya 10-Year Government Bond YieldKenya Central Bank Rate (CBK monthly)Kenya KES per USD, calendar-month average of the official daily indicative mean (CBK)Kenya Kenyan Shilling per US Dollar (KES/USD; indicative mean rate, Central Bank of daily)Kenya Public debt stock (CBK GFS, KES million)Kenya Sovereign Bond Spread vs US Treasuries

FAQ

What is Kenya's credit rating?
Makrognosis sovereign credit model scores Kenya at 49/100 as of 9 November 2026, equivalent to BB+ (speculative grade). This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.
How is the sovereign risk score calculated?
A statistical model scores each economy from published inputs — government debt and fiscal balance, current account and external debt, GDP per capita and growth, inflation, reserves and governance — on a 0–100 scale where 100 is the strongest credit. It is re-run as the inputs update.
Where can I get the data?
Through the Makrognosis API: GET /v1/credit/KE returns the score history and inputs; /v1/credit/universe lists every economy.

This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.

Last assessed 2026-11-09. Source: Makrognosis sovereign credit model.