# Kenya Credit Rating & Sovereign Risk Score

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.

- Source: Makrognosis sovereign credit model
- Makrognosis code: `CREDIT:KE`
- Scale: 0–100 (100 = strongest credit); grade equivalent is model-implied
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/kenya/credit-rating

## Score history

| Date | Score | Grade equivalent |
|---|---:|---|
| 2026-11-09 | 48.9 | BB+ |
| 2026-10-01 | 48.9 | BB+ |
| 2026-07-31 | 48.9 | BB+ |
| 2026-07-30 | 29.5 | B |
| 2026-07-26 | 28.7 | B |
| 2026-06-21 | 34.3 | B+ |
| 2026-06-18 | 30.4 | B |

## Inputs

| Input | Value |
|---|---:|
| GDP per capita | US$2,362.9 |
| Real GDP growth, 5-year average | 5.5% |
| Inflation, recent average | 4.9% |
| Government debt | 67.8% of GDP |
| Fiscal balance | −5.4% of GDP |
| Current account balance | −1.3% of GDP |
| External debt | 35.0% of GDP |
| Foreign-exchange reserves | 4.0 months of imports |
| Governance (World Bank WGI composite) | −0.601 |

## API

```
GET https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/credit/KE
```