Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Kenya

Kenya: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.9868 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9868
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
16th
of 75 countries
All-time high
1
in 2019
All-time low
0.9817
in 2015
Years of data
7
2014–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Kenya, 2014–2020

00.20.40.60.812014201720202014: 0.9852015: 0.9822016: 0.9842017: 0.9872018: 0.9982019: 12020: 0.987

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.9868 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Kenya ranks 16th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Kenya, 2014 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2014 0.9855
2015 0.9817 -0.4%
2016 0.9835 +0.2%
2017 0.9872 +0.4%
2018 0.9983 +1.1%
2019 1 +0.2%
2020 0.9868 -1.3%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.9868 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9934, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.9868 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9854, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.9894 0.9817 1 6
2020s 0.9868 0.9868 0.9868 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 13 United States of America 0.9992 compare
  2. 14 Armenia 0.997 compare
  3. 15 Mauritius 0.9967 compare
  4. 17 Rwanda 0.984 compare
  5. 18 Cape Verde 0.9835
  6. 19 Indonesia 0.979 compare

See the full ranking of 75 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Kenya?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Kenya was 0.9868 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9817 in 2015.
How does Kenya rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Kenya ranks 16th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Subsidies, payable, 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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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
75 places, 1,429 data points, 1990–2020
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