Kenya vs Low & middle income: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Kenya
24.3%
in 2023
Low & middle income
10.1%
in 2023
Kenya rank
11th
Low & middle income rank
14th
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- Kenya
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 24.3% against 10.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.2%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.4 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 11th and Low & middle income ranks 14th of 155 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.8% | 7.2% | 7.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 9.1% | 14.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Kenya or Low & middle income?
- Kenya, at 24.3% against 10.1% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Kenya and Low & middle income?
- 14.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low & middle income?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Low & middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Kenya ranks 11th and Low & middle income ranks 14th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). 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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.