Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 26.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya stood at 26.7%.
The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya peaked at 43.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2017.
That places Kenya 97th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.5% | — |
| 2001 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +58.2% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 36.0% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 20.4% | 41.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 22.8% | 31.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.101 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya was 26.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kenya ranks 97th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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