Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Kenya
23 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Sierra Leone
22.12 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Kenya rank
116th
Sierra Leone rank
119th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances over time

  • Kenya
  • Sierra Leone
0102030200020142029

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 23 Percentage of GDP against 22.12 Percentage of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.88 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Kenya ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 119th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 16.7 Percentage of GDP 17.37 Percentage of GDP 0.6711 Percentage of GDP Sierra Leone
2010s 23.37 Percentage of GDP 20.55 Percentage of GDP 2.82 Percentage of GDP Kenya
2020s 23.23 Percentage of GDP 23.86 Percentage of GDP 0.6313 Percentage of GDP Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
Kenya, at 23 Percentage of GDP against 22.12 Percentage of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
0.88 Percentage of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Kenya ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 119th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.