Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and)
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 26.0% against 10.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 118 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 10.0% | 5.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 6.7% | 3.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 6.0% | 5.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 9.9% | 10.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and), Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kenya, at 26.0% against 10.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 15.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- Kenya ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.