Kenya vs Laos: Interest payments (% of expense)
Kenya
16.4%
in 2023
Laos
17.0%
in 2022
Kenya rank
21st
Laos rank
18th
Interest payments (% of expense) over time
- Kenya
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 17.0% against 16.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 21st and Laos ranks 18th of 152 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 9.8% | 3.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 13.8% | 4.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Kenya or Laos?
- Laos, at 17.0% against 16.4% in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Kenya and Laos?
- 0.6%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Laos?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Laos rank globally for interest payments?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Laos ranks 18th 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.