Costa Rica vs Kenya: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Costa Rica
16.7%
in 2023
Kenya
16.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
19th
Kenya rank
21st
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 16.7% against 16.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 21st of 152 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.8% | 13.5% | 2.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 17.9% | 2.2% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 16.7% against 16.4% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 21st of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.