Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kenya
Kenya: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.6432 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kenya, 2014–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.6432 for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Kenya ranks 37th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.8538 | — |
| 2015 | 0.8483 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7573 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8666 | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8309 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7826 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6432 | -17.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.6432 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7274, 88% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.6432 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8588, 75% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8232 | 0.7573 | 0.8666 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6432 | 0.6432 | 0.6432 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More public sector data for Kenya
- Arms imports 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.82 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kenya?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kenya was 0.6432 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8666 in 2017.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6432 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Kenya ranks 37th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.