Kenya vs Nicaragua: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Kenya
93.72 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
92.1 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
60th
Nicaragua rank
61st

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • Kenya
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 93.72 TDS, current US$ per person against 92.1 TDS, current US$ per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.62 TDS, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Kenya ranks 60th and Nicaragua ranks 61st of 122 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 4.21 TDS, current US$ per person 22.4 TDS, current US$ per person 18.2 TDS, current US$ per person Nicaragua
1980s 17.84 TDS, current US$ per person 23.14 TDS, current US$ per person 5.3 TDS, current US$ per person Nicaragua
1990s 20.59 TDS, current US$ per person 44.98 TDS, current US$ per person 24.38 TDS, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2000s 11.64 TDS, current US$ per person 22.74 TDS, current US$ per person 11.1 TDS, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2010s 24.32 TDS, current US$ per person 24.63 TDS, current US$ per person 0.3194 TDS, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2020s 59.21 TDS, current US$ per person 69.97 TDS, current US$ per person 10.77 TDS, current US$ per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Kenya or Nicaragua?
Kenya, at 93.72 TDS, current US$ per person against 92.1 TDS, current US$ per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Kenya and Nicaragua?
1.62 TDS, current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Kenya ranks 60th and Nicaragua ranks 61st of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,413 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.