Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Claims on governments and other public entities

Kenya
436.45 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
1.15 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Kenya rank
7th
Sierra Leone rank
4th

Claims on governments and other public entities over time

  • Kenya
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.15 trillion current LCU against 436.45 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 712.97 billion current LCU.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.6 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 49 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 574.57 million current LCU 5.81 million current LCU 568.76 million current LCU Kenya
1970s 1.68 billion current LCU 71.93 million current LCU 1.61 billion current LCU Kenya
1980s 14.26 billion current LCU 2.16 billion current LCU 12.10 billion current LCU Kenya
1990s 63.02 billion current LCU 203.30 billion current LCU 140.28 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2000s 143.57 billion current LCU 685.57 billion current LCU 542.00 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2010s 406.65 billion current LCU 1.16 trillion current LCU 752.17 billion current LCU Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on governments and other public entities, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.15 trillion current LCU against 436.45 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in claims on governments and other public entities between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
712.97 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
46 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for claims on governments and other public entities?
Kenya ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,683 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Data are in current local currency.