Kenya vs Zambia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kenya
26.7%
in 2023
Zambia
28.5%
in 2024
Kenya rank
97th
Zambia rank
96th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 28.5% against 26.7% in Kenya, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 96th of 114 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 25.9% | 12.8% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 21.1% | 10.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 21.5% | 5.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 28.5% against 26.7% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kenya and Zambia?
- 1.8%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kenya ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 96th 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.