Kenya vs Pakistan: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Kenya
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 27.2% against 25.4% in Kenya, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Pakistan ahead.
Kenya ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 20.6% | 14.1% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 22.7% | 3.4% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 22.2% | 5.8% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 13.2% | 4.0% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 12.9% | 2.4% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 30.2% | 11.1% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Kenya or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 27.2% against 25.4% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Kenya and Pakistan?
- 1.8%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Pakistan?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Pakistan rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Kenya ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% 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
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.