Deficit, Percent of own spending in Kenya
Kenya: Deficit, Percent of own spending was -0.0067 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Deficit, Percent of own spending in Kenya, 2014–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deficit, percent of own spending in Kenya is -0.0067, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.8% on the previous year and up 97.5% over ten years.
That places Kenya 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Deficit, Percent of own spending in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -0.2681 | — |
| 2015 | -0.3718 | +38.7% |
| 2016 | -0.3589 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | -0.4592 | +28.0% |
| 2018 | -0.3689 | -19.7% |
| 2019 | -0.2125 | -42.4% |
| 2020 | -0.0067 | -96.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.3399 | -0.4592 | -0.2125 | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.0067 | -0.0067 | -0.0067 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 3 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0182
- 4 Marshall Islands 0.012 compare
- 5 Afghanistan 0.0075
- 7 Kyrgyzstan -0.0075 compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates -0.0101 compare
- 9 Palau -0.0133 compare
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 deficit, percent of own spending in Kenya?
- Deficit, percent of own spending in Kenya was -0.0067 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest deficit, percent of own spending recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0067 in 2020.
- What is the lowest deficit, percent of own spending recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4592 in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for deficit, percent of own spending?
- Kenya ranks 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2020.
- Is deficit, percent of own spending rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Deficit, Percent of own spending (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.