Kenya vs Lesotho: Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors

Kenya
748,000 current US$
in 2011
Lesotho
1.05 million current US$
in 2011
Kenya rank
23rd
Lesotho rank
21st

Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors over time

  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.05 million current US$ against 748,000 current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 298,000 current US$.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 23rd and Lesotho ranks 21st of 50 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 25.71 million current US$ 66,400 current US$ 25.64 million current US$ Kenya
1980s 90.18 million current US$ 1.40 million current US$ 88.78 million current US$ Kenya
1990s 82.38 million current US$ 3.89 million current US$ 78.49 million current US$ Kenya
2000s 15.68 million current US$ 4.37 million current US$ 11.31 million current US$ Kenya
2010s 669,500 current US$ 1.04 million current US$ 371,000 current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, ppg and png private creditors, Kenya or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 1.05 million current US$ against 748,000 current US$ in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in interest payments, ppg and png private creditors between Kenya and Lesotho?
298,000 current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors?
Kenya ranks 23rd and Lesotho ranks 21st of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 2,181 data points, 1970–2011
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Interest payments (LINT) are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified.  Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Interest payments (LINT) are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.