Ethiopia vs Kenya: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Ethiopia
25.1%
in 2024
Kenya
26.7%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
99th
Kenya rank
97th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 26.7% against 25.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kenya ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 99th and Kenya ranks 97th of 114 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 39.5% | 16.6% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 29.8% | 9.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 26.5% | 3.2% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 26.7% against 25.1% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 1.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Ethiopia ranks 99th and Kenya ranks 97th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.