Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Kenya
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Kenya is 17.4 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 74.
Kenya compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Kenya is similar to that of Montenegro, Costa Rica, Australia, Dominica, Luxembourg, Greece, Oman, Antigua and Barbuda, Somalia, Bulgaria with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.9, 17.9, 17.9, 17.5, 17.5, 17.2, 17.2, 17.0, 17.0, 16.9 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79.Last 10 years averageKenya had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.4 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Kenya during the Great RecessionKenya's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 8.04% during the Great RecessionKenya since the end of the Great RecessionKenya's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 7.74% since the end of the Great Recession
Kenya compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Kenya is similar to that of Montenegro, Costa Rica, Australia, Dominica, Luxembourg, Greece, Oman, Antigua and Barbuda, Somalia, Bulgaria with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.9, 17.9, 17.9, 17.5, 17.5, 17.2, 17.2, 17.0, 17.0, 16.9 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79.Last 10 years averageKenya had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.4 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Kenya during the Great RecessionKenya's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 8.04% during the Great RecessionKenya since the end of the Great RecessionKenya's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 7.74% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 16.8 |
1992 | 15.7 |
1993 | 14.5 |
1994 | 15.2 |
1995 | 14.8 |
1996 | 15.2 |
1997 | 15.5 |
1998 | 16.2 |
1999 | 15.8 |
2000 | 15.1 |
2001 | 16.0 |
2002 | 17.1 |
2003 | 18.1 |
2004 | 17.9 |
2005 | 17.4 |
2006 | 17.6 |
2007 | 17.9 |
2008 | 16.5 |
2009 | 16.2 |
2010 | 17.5 |
2011 | 17.7 |
2012 | 17.4 |
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Montenegro | 69 | 17.9 |
Costa Rica | 70 | 17.9 |
Australia | 71 | 17.9 |
Dominica | 72 | 17.5 |
Luxembourg | 73 | 17.5 |
Kenya | 74 | 17.4 |
Greece | 75 | 17.2 |
Oman | 76 | 17.2 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 77 | 17.0 |
Somalia | 78 | 17.0 |
Bulgaria | 79 | 16.9 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators