Kenya vs Middle income: Interest payments
Kenya
24.3%
in 2023
Middle income
10.4%
in 2023
Kenya rank
11th
Middle income rank
13th
Interest payments over time
- Kenya
- Middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 24.3% against 10.4% in Middle income, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.3 times Middle income's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 13th of 155 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 | 14.8% | 8.3% | 6.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 9.6% | 13.5% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Kenya or Middle income?
- Kenya, at 24.3% against 10.4% in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Kenya and Middle income?
- 13.9%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Middle income?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Kenya ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 13th 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.