Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Debt service to export ratio, ex-post
Debt service to export ratio, ex-post over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.8% against 3.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 36 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.1% | 2.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service to export ratio, ex-post, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Kenya, at 3.8% against 3.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
- What is the difference in debt service to export ratio, ex-post between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for debt service to export ratio, ex-post?
- Kenya ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Global Development Finance and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, published as Debt service to export ratio, ex-post (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The debt service to export ratio is defined as the total debt service divided by the sum of exports of goods, services, and income plus workers' remittances. Definitions for each indicator follow. Total debt service (TDS) shows the debt service payments on total long-term debt (public and publicly guaranteed and private nonguaranteed), use of IMF credit, and interest on short-term debt only. Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments in the year specified. Exports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country.