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Government Spending / Kenya
Public Finance

Kenya Government Spending

Current and historical government spending data for Kenya, including latest value (11.16), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Kenya
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T18:59:07+02:00
Economy Data Rating
Kenya · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BB
61 / 100
Moderate risk
Fiscal stability 7.3 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 17.6 / 20
External stability 13.1 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 4.5 / 10
Demographic capacity 5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 83% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2024 1960– 2024
1960 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

Kenya · general government final consumption expenditure as a percentage of gdp.

1960–2024
11.16 percent of GDP
11.78 percent of GDP
12.2 percent of GDP
63 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2024
government spending rate reference line

Countries by government spending

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 37.92 high
Sweden 26.32 high
Finland 25.62 high
Iceland 25.14 high
Netherlands 24.91 high
Kuwait 24.6 medium
Belgium 23.53 medium
France 23.09 medium

Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
South Africa 19.19
Egypt 6.27
Morocco 17.95
United States 13.94
China 16.63

Related indicators

internal links
Government Revenue GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Fiscal Balance GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS
Tax Revenue GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: NE.CON.GOVT.ZS

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T18:59:07+02:00

Kenya Snapshot

country profile
Population 56.43 m
GDP 120.34 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 4.49%
Unemployment 5.45%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Lower middle income

Kenya Government Spending: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Government Spending for Kenya. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: kenya government spending rate, government spending data kenya, kenya government spending statistics, kenya percent of gdp.