Kenya vs Tonga: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Kenya
- Tonga
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 25.4% against 24.6% in Tonga, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 6th and Tonga ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 3.6% | 18.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 4.8% | 13.8% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 0.0% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 6.1% | 4.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 11.8% | 7.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Kenya or Tonga?
- Kenya, at 25.4% against 24.6% in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Kenya and Tonga?
- 0.8%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Tonga rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Kenya ranks 6th and Tonga ranks 7th 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.