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Kenya - Government Spending 2015

Name: Kenya Government Spending 2015
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Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

20.72% +0.18% from 2014 Global rank: 52nd

Kenya's government spending was 20.72% in 2015, increased +0.18% from 20.54% in 2014. This was the 52nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2015▾

Government Spending by Country - 2015
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United Arab Emirates	4.02%	8.8%
2nd	Cambodia	8.99%	-4.7%
3rd	Bangladesh	9.01%	-5.2%
4th	Central African Republic	9.31%	12.5%
5th	Madagascar	9.56%	-3.0%
6th	Equatorial Guinea	9.94%	40.2%
7th	Mali	10.32%	-5.3%
8th	Sudan	10.71%	-6.3%
9th	Uganda	10.76%	-
10th	Mauritius	11.25%	-47.9%
11th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	11.84%	3.1%
12th	Cameroon	12.42%	-3.4%
13th	Guatemala	12.74%	-4.1%
14th	Malawi	12.91%	-8.2%
15th	Togo	12.93%	11.9%
16th	Burkina Faso	13.20%	2.5%
17th	Côte d'Ivoire	13.45%	46.0%
18th	Philippines	13.48%	5.1%
19th	Nepal	13.99%	3.0%
20th	Panama	14.00%	8.4%
21st	Paraguay	14.83%	5.9%
22nd	Tanzania	14.87%	-7.5%
23rd	Lao PDR	14.89%	-3.8%
24th	Congo, Republic of	14.90%	16.7%
25th	Uzbekistan	15.07%	0.6%
26th	India	15.13%	2.2%
27th	Dominican Republic	15.36%	-2.0%
28th	Macao SAR, China	15.41%	35.6%
29th	Kazakhstan	15.49%	1.2%
30th	Nicaragua	15.92%	3.2%
31st	Singapore	15.93%	21.1%
32nd	Bahamas, The	16.07%	1.7%
33rd	Rwanda	16.93%	-2.8%
34th	Japan	16.97%	-3.4%
35th	Myanmar	17.04%	3.3%
36th	Canada	17.06%	4.0%
37th	Switzerland	17.07%	2.1%
38th	Sri Lanka	17.09%	20.3%
39th	Gabon	17.19%	12.7%
40th	Ghana	17.36%	-4.6%
41st	Bhutan	17.91%	5.2%
42nd	St. Lucia	18.19%	-2.8%
43rd	Malaysia	18.29%	-7.1%
44th	Senegal	18.30%	-
45th	Angola	18.37%	-25.9%
46th	Cabo Verde	19.30%	7.7%
47th	Thailand	19.39%	-3.0%
48th	Papua New Guinea	20.23%	-7.0%
49th	Burundi	20.55%	21.3%
50th	Peru	20.57%	0.3%
51st	Belize	20.62%	6.1%
52nd	Kenya	20.72%	0.9%
53rd	Mexico	20.87%	-0.6%
54th	Micronesia, Federated States of	21.07%	14.5%
55th	Chile	21.63%	4.6%
56th	Zimbabwe	21.81%	7.9%
57th	Honduras	21.98%	-9.3%
58th	Korea	22.37%	-0.7%
59th	United States	22.48%	-0.9%
60th	El Salvador	22.76%	0.0%
61st	Lebanon	22.90%	-11.8%
62nd	Morocco	23.06%	-9.3%
63rd	Vanuatu	23.13%	0.6%
64th	Zambia	23.23%	14.7%
65th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	24.15%	-1.2%
66th	Albania	24.27%	0.0%
67th	Mongolia	24.31%	2.4%
68th	Jamaica	24.45%	-4.8%
69th	St. Kitts and Nevis	24.72%	2.2%
70th	Azerbaijan	24.79%	12.2%
71st	Argentina	25.01%	1.8%
72nd	Armenia	25.08%	4.5%
73rd	Bahrain	25.33%	7.7%
74th	Jordan	25.71%	-6.5%
75th	Maldives	26.53%	7.6%
76th	Fiji	26.59%	2.9%
77th	Ireland	26.59%	-22.7%
78th	Australia	26.66%	2.0%
79th	Eswatini	26.72%	5.6%
80th	Colombia	26.82%	-11.1%
81st	West Bank and Gaza	26.99%	1.4%
82nd	Iraq	27.03%	5.1%
83rd	Kyrgyz Republic	27.24%	4.8%
84th	Germany	27.44%	-0.3%
85th	Georgia	27.69%	5.5%
86th	Belarus	28.11%	2.6%
87th	Moldova	28.33%	-3.5%
88th	Costa Rica	28.55%	6.8%
89th	Samoa	28.60%	-6.9%
90th	North Macedonia	28.79%	1.5%
91st	Türkiye	28.84%	-1.5%
92nd	Barbados	29.20%	4.5%
93rd	Uruguay	29.58%	0.0%
94th	Tonga	30.23%	-0.5%
95th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	30.23%	-8.2%
96th	Saudi Arabia	30.42%	9.3%
97th	Russian Federation	30.65%	15.8%
98th	Solomon Islands	30.67%	1.7%
99th	Latvia	31.23%	-3.2%
100th	Botswana	31.24%	7.2%
101st	New Zealand	31.52%	-2.5%
102nd	Iceland	31.88%	-6.2%
103rd	Sweden	32.36%	-2.7%
104th	Spain	32.66%	-5.4%
105th	Lithuania	32.67%	-0.3%
106th	Romania	33.01%	1.8%
107th	Czechia	33.07%	-3.4%
108th	Trinidad and Tobago	33.55%	7.9%
109th	South Africa	33.68%	5.6%
110th	Brazil	33.95%	15.9%
111th	Ecuador	34.08%	2.2%
112th	Poland	34.14%	-2.7%
113th	Bulgaria	34.29%	-9.6%
114th	Israel	34.46%	-1.2%
115th	Malta	35.36%	-6.3%
116th	Estonia	35.82%	6.6%
117th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	36.48%	-8.7%
118th	Afghanistan	37.02%	-17.0%
119th	Luxembourg	37.22%	-1.4%
120th	Ukraine	37.37%	-14.2%
121st	European Union	37.82%	-2.1%
122nd	Namibia	38.00%	2.3%
123rd	Norway	38.15%	7.1%
124th	United Kingdom	38.21%	-2.4%
125th	Lesotho	38.24%	-0.2%
126th	Serbia	39.05%	-4.5%
127th	Palau	39.10%	-15.0%
128th	Denmark	39.47%	-1.0%
129th	Netherlands	40.61%	-3.2%
130th	Slovak Republic	40.68%	1.6%
131st	Finland	40.68%	-0.3%
132nd	Croatia	41.54%	-1.4%
133rd	Belgium	41.71%	-7.2%
134th	Cyprus	41.73%	-18.0%
135th	Hungary	43.25%	-3.9%
136th	Italy	43.53%	-0.1%
137th	Portugal	44.00%	-7.5%
138th	San Marino	45.24%	-0.8%
139th	Austria	46.33%	-2.2%
140th	Slovenia	46.72%	-1.7%
141st	France	48.45%	-1.4%
142nd	Greece	52.21%	5.0%
143rd	Marshall Islands	55.38%	12.6%
144th	Kiribati	58.73%	6.3%
145th	Timor-Leste	73.28%	8.8%
146th	Nauru	95.16%	9.7%

FAQ

What was Kenya's government spending in 2015?▾

Kenya's government spending in 2015 was 20.72%. This ranked 52nd globally.

How did Kenya's government spending change in 2015?▾

Kenya's government spending increased by 0.9% in 2015 compared to 2014.

Which country had the highest government spending in 2015?▾

Nauru had the highest government spending in 2015 at 95.16%.

What is the government spending of Kenya in 2015?▾

The government spending of Kenya in 2015 was 20.72%. This ranked 52nd globally.

How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Kenya's government spending?▾

Kenya's government spending went from 20.54% in 2014 to 20.72% in 2015, a 0.9% increase.

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