Chile vs Kenya: Claims on central government, etc.
Chile
22.7%
in 2025
Kenya
22.4%
in 2023
Chile rank
36th
Kenya rank
37th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Chile
- Kenya
How they compare
Chile currently reports 22.7% against 22.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 37th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | -0.1% | 9.2% | Chile |
| 1970s | 25.2% | 4.5% | 20.7% | Chile |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 11.7% | 8.2% | Chile |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 11.4% | 3.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 8.0% | 3.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 11.8% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 21.9% | 2.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Chile or Kenya?
- Chile, at 22.7% against 22.4% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Chile and Kenya?
- 0.3%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kenya?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Kenya rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Chile ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 37th of 186 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.