Caribbean Small States vs Kenya: Interest payments
Caribbean Small States
9.6%
in 2019
Kenya
16.4%
in 2023
Caribbean Small States rank
18th
Kenya rank
21st
Interest payments over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 16.4% against 9.6% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.7 times Caribbean Small States's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Caribbean Small States ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 21st of 41 groups.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Caribbean Small States or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 16.4% against 9.6% in Caribbean Small States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Caribbean Small States and Kenya?
- 6.8%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Kenya?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Kenya rank globally for interest payments?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 21st of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.