Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending in Kenya
Kenya: Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending was -0.2069 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending in Kenya, 2014–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending in Kenya stood at -0.2069.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Kenya ranks 27th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -0.2476 | — |
| 2015 | -0.2265 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | -0.2946 | +30.1% |
| 2017 | -0.3337 | +13.3% |
| 2018 | -0.1506 | -54.9% |
| 2019 | -0.1977 | +31.3% |
| 2020 | -0.2069 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.2418 | -0.3337 | -0.1506 | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.2069 | -0.2069 | -0.2069 | 1 |
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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 transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending in Kenya?
- Transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending in Kenya was -0.2069 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1506 in 2018.
- What is the lowest transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3337 in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending, 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.