Eswatini vs Kenya: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Eswatini
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5.3% against 4.9% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 41st and Kenya ranks 40th of 49 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 0.0% | 11.2% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 0.8% | 7.2% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 7.0% | 1.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.1% | 2.3% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Eswatini or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 5.3% against 4.9% in Eswatini as of 2009.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Eswatini and Kenya?
- 0.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Kenya?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2009.
- How do Eswatini and Kenya rank globally for gross public investment?
- Eswatini ranks 41st and Kenya ranks 40th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.