The Kenya national budget for 2026/27 totals KSh4.79tn. That is up 12.1% on the 2025/26 budget of KSh4.27tn.
About the total: Table 2 FY2026/27 final budget column (deficit KSh 1,111.8bn in para 33 ties to this column). Table 3 p22 gross incl. CFS and county equitable share: 4,817,847.9 million (para 62: KSh 4,817.8 billion). Budget Statement p108 states KSh 4,820.4 billion (conflict noted in QA).
Key figures
- Approved budget, 2026/27: KSh4.79tn. 1 July to 30 June, as approved
- Health share, 2026/27: 3.6%. Abuja target is 15%. Partial figure
- Education share, 2026/27: 14.0%. Benchmark is 15 to 20%
Where the money goes
| Line | Amount | Share of budget | Change on 2025/26, current prices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | KSh0.67tn | 14.0% | -4.9% |
| Defence and security | KSh0.57tn | 11.8% | - |
| Health (partial) | KSh0.17tn | 3.6% | 23.6% |
| Agriculture (partial) | KSh0.06tn | 1.3% | - |
| Social protection (partial) | KSh0.04tn | 0.9% | - |
| Debt service and all other lines | KSh3.27tn | 68.4% | - |
We could not read a 2026/27 figure for infrastructure, so they sit inside the last line.
Approved against actual spending
| Year | Approved | Actual | Actual as share of approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | KSh3.60tn | KSh3.61tn | 100.2% |
| 2024/25 | KSh3.99tn | KSh3.98tn | 99.6% |
The documents behind 2026/27
- Budget Statement FY 2026/27 (National Treasury, Kenya)
- Budget Summary for FY 2026/27 and supporting information (National Treasury, Kenya)
- Estimates of Revenue, Grants and Loans FY 2026/27 (carries FY2025/26 printed and Supplementary I columns) (National Treasury, Kenya)
- Statistical Annex to the Budget Statement FY2026/27 (scanned; downloaded, not used) (National Treasury, Kenya)
Compare every year on the Kenya budget page, and see how we read budget documents.
Source: National Treasury; Controller of Budget, 2026; World Bank, 2026. Method: how we compile this.