Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 22.4% against 12.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Kenya ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1% | 5.3% | 5.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 7.4% | 2.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 9.6% | 2.1% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 9.1% | 2.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 6.9% | 4.9% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 11.8% | 10.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Kenya, at 22.4% against 12.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 10.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Kenya ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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.