Kenya vs Low income: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Kenya
- Low income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.5% against 1.1% in Low income, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 4.0 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 24th and Low income ranks 26th of 123 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 1.8% | 3.2% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 1.3% | 4.8% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.3% | 1.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Kenya or Low income?
- Kenya, at 4.5% against 1.1% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Kenya and Low income?
- 3.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Low income rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Kenya ranks 24th and Low income ranks 26th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). 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 gross national 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. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.