Burundi vs Kenya: Claims on central government, etc.
Burundi
23.0%
in 2025
Kenya
22.4%
in 2023
Burundi rank
34th
Kenya rank
37th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Burundi
- Kenya
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 23.0% against 22.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 37th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | -0.1% | 4.5% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 4.5% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 11.7% | 2.8% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 11.4% | 6.8% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 8.0% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 11.8% | 2.2% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 21.9% | 3.8% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Burundi or Kenya?
- Burundi, at 23.0% against 22.4% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Burundi and Kenya?
- 0.6%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Kenya?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Kenya rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 37th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.