Kenya vs South Asia: Goods and services expense
Kenya
21.3%
in 2023
South Asia
5.6%
in 2022
Kenya rank
40th
South Asia rank
40th
Goods and services expense over time
- Kenya
- South Asia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 21.3% against 5.6% in South Asia, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 3.8 times South Asia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 40th and South Asia ranks 40th of 154 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 9.4% | 10.9% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 5.7% | 14.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Kenya or South Asia?
- Kenya, at 21.3% against 5.6% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Kenya and South Asia?
- 15.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Asia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and South Asia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Kenya ranks 40th and South Asia ranks 40th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.