Jordan vs Kenya: Interest payments
Jordan
16.5%
in 2023
Kenya
16.4%
in 2023
Jordan rank
20th
Kenya rank
21st
Interest payments over time
- Jordan
- Kenya
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 16.5% against 16.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 21st of 152 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.4% | 13.5% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 17.9% | 2.8% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Jordan or Kenya?
- Jordan, at 16.5% against 16.4% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Jordan and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Kenya?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Kenya rank globally for interest payments?
- Jordan ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 21st of 152 countries.
- 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.