Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Expense

Kenya
4.19 trillion current LCU
in 2023
Sri Lanka
4.97 trillion current LCU
in 2023
Kenya rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
31st

Expense over time

  • Kenya
  • Sri Lanka
01.0T2.0T3.0T4.0T5.0T199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 4.97 trillion current LCU against 4.19 trillion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 780.64 billion current LCU.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 157 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 1.77 trillion current LCU 2.10 trillion current LCU 332.15 billion current LCU Sri Lanka
2020s 3.14 trillion current LCU 3.70 trillion current LCU 567.02 billion current LCU Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 4.97 trillion current LCU against 4.19 trillion current LCU in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
780.64 billion current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for expense?
Kenya ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,452 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.