Kenya vs Middle income: Interest payments
Kenya
16.4%
in 2023
Middle income
8.8%
in 2022
Kenya rank
21st
Middle income rank
24th
Interest payments over time
- Kenya
- Middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 16.4% against 8.8% in Middle income, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.9 times Middle income's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 24th of 152 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 8.8% | 4.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 9.1% | 9.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Kenya or Middle income?
- Kenya, at 16.4% against 8.8% in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Kenya and Middle income?
- 7.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Middle income?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 24th 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.