Kenya vs South Korea: Expense
Kenya
27.8%
in 2023
South Korea
28.3%
in 2023
Kenya rank
68th
South Korea rank
66th
Expense over time
- Kenya
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 28.3% against 27.8% in Kenya, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Korea ahead.
Kenya ranks 68th and South Korea ranks 66th of 157 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.8% | 23.2% | 1.4% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 29.0% | 4.9% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Kenya or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 28.3% against 27.8% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Kenya and South Korea?
- 0.5%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Korea?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and South Korea rank globally for expense?
- Kenya ranks 68th and South Korea ranks 66th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.