Kenya vs Zambia: Interest payments
Kenya
24.3%
in 2023
Zambia
28.3%
in 2024
Kenya rank
11th
Zambia rank
8th
Interest payments over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 28.3% against 24.3% in Kenya, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 8th of 155 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.8% | 27.0% | 12.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 29.7% | 6.6% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 28.3% against 24.3% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Kenya and Zambia?
- 4.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for interest payments?
- Kenya ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 8th 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.