Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kenya
Kenya: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9763 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kenya, 2014–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kenya is 0.9763, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 75.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Kenya ranks 9th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | — |
| 2015 | 0.8454 | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6607 | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6951 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6176 | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5575 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9763 | +75.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9763 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4719, 2.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9763 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.551, 1.8× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7294 | 0.5575 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9763 | 0.9763 | 0.9763 | 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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kenya?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kenya was 0.9763 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5575 in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Social benefits, 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.