Kenya vs Tunisia: Debt service on external debt, total

Kenya
5.67 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Tunisia
5.51 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Kenya rank
30th
Tunisia rank
31st

Debt service on external debt, total over time

  • Kenya
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5.67 billion TDS, current US$ against 5.51 billion TDS, current US$ in Tunisia, a difference of 162.72 million TDS, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tunisia ahead.

Kenya ranks 30th and Tunisia ranks 31st of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 147.49 million TDS, current US$ 147.95 million TDS, current US$ 453,400 TDS, current US$ Tunisia
1980s 594.54 million TDS, current US$ 794.87 million TDS, current US$ 200.32 million TDS, current US$ Tunisia
1990s 744.99 million TDS, current US$ 1.43 billion TDS, current US$ 683.67 million TDS, current US$ Tunisia
2000s 478.22 million TDS, current US$ 1.99 billion TDS, current US$ 1.51 billion TDS, current US$ Tunisia
2010s 1.41 billion TDS, current US$ 2.54 billion TDS, current US$ 1.13 billion TDS, current US$ Tunisia
2020s 3.63 billion TDS, current US$ 4.45 billion TDS, current US$ 819.66 million TDS, current US$ Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total, Kenya or Tunisia?
Kenya, at 5.67 billion TDS, current US$ against 5.51 billion TDS, current US$ in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total between Kenya and Tunisia?
162.72 million TDS, current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tunisia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tunisia rank globally for debt service on external debt, total?
Kenya ranks 30th and Tunisia ranks 31st of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$)
Unit
TDS, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars.