Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP

Kenya
16.5%
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
16.0%
in 2020
Kenya rank
63rd
Papua New Guinea rank
65th

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP over time

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
51015198020002020

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 16.5% against 16.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Kenya ranks 63rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 65th of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 3.6% 3.7% 0.0% Papua New Guinea
1990s 6.3% 9.8% 3.6% Papua New Guinea
2000s 9.5% 8.4% 1.2% Kenya
2010s 13.6% 12.3% 1.4% Kenya
2020s 16.5% 16.0% 0.5% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Kenya, at 16.5% against 16.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
0.5%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
Kenya ranks 63rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 65th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 6,137 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).