Kenya vs Small states: Claims on central government, etc.
Kenya
22.4%
in 2023
Small states
10.3%
in 2024
Kenya rank
37th
Small states rank
41st
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Kenya
- Small states
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 22.4% against 10.3% in Small states, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.2 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Small states ahead.
Kenya ranks 37th and Small states ranks 41st of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Small states in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | Small states |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 3.3% | 1.2% | Small states |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 14.0% | 1.2% | Small states |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 3.6% | 5.2% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 2.7% | 5.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 5.6% | 6.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 10.2% | 11.8% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Kenya or Small states?
- Kenya, at 22.4% against 10.3% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Kenya and Small states?
- 12.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Small states?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Small states rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Kenya ranks 37th and Small states ranks 41st 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.