Kenya vs Togo: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Kenya
16.4%
in 2023
Togo
16.2%
in 2023
Kenya rank
21st
Togo rank
22nd
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Kenya
- Togo
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 16.4% against 16.2% in Togo, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 21st and Togo ranks 22nd of 152 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.9% | 1.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 15.9% | 1.9% | 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 Togo?
- Kenya, at 16.4% against 16.2% in Togo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Kenya and Togo?
- 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Togo?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Togo rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Togo ranks 22nd 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.