Kenya vs Laos: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Kenya
16.4%
in 2023
Laos
17.0%
in 2022
Kenya rank
21st
Laos rank
18th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Kenya
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 17.0% against 16.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 21st and Laos ranks 18th of 152 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 9.8% | 3.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 13.8% | 4.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Kenya or Laos?
- Laos, at 17.0% against 16.4% in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Kenya and Laos?
- 0.6%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Laos?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Laos rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Laos ranks 18th 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.