Ghana vs Kenya: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.3% against 3.8% in Ghana, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 67th and Kenya ranks 64th of 167 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 2.4% | 7.6% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 25.1% | 5.0% | 20.1% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 47.8% | 6.4% | 41.4% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 5.8% | 15.9% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 2.4% | 10.8% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 3.2% | 7.5% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 7.7% | 14.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Ghana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 4.3% against 3.8% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Ghana and Kenya?
- 0.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for claims on central government?
- Ghana ranks 67th and Kenya ranks 64th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.