Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Kenya
Kenya: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was -0.2002 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Kenya, 2014–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Kenya is -0.2002, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1,457.7% on the previous year and down 1,077.8% over ten years.
Kenya ranks 47th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0205 | — |
| 2015 | 0.1453 | +609.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0642 | -55.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1255 | +95.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2183 | +74.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0147 | -93.2% |
| 2020 | -0.2002 | -1457.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0981 | 0.0147 | 0.2183 | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.2002 | -0.2002 | -0.2002 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 44 Colombia -0.1727 compare
- 45 Ukraine -0.1743 compare
- 46 Kyrgyzstan -0.183 compare
- 48 Iceland -0.2346 compare
- 49 Azerbaijan -0.2522 compare
- 50 South Africa -0.2585 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 vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Kenya?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Kenya was -0.2002 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2183 in 2018.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2002 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- Kenya ranks 47th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,077.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vertical fiscal imbalance, 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.