Ethiopia vs Kenya: Central government debt service, external

Ethiopia
866.27 million current LCU
in 2011
Kenya
28.13 billion current LCU
in 2008
Ethiopia rank
11th
Kenya rank
8th

Central government debt service, external over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 28.13 billion current LCU against 866.27 million current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 27.26 billion current LCU.

That makes Kenya's figure about 32.5 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and Kenya ranks 8th of 25 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 27.80 million current LCU 0 current LCU 27.80 million current LCU Ethiopia
1980s 97.75 million current LCU 8.85 billion current LCU 8.75 billion current LCU Kenya
1990s 386.48 million current LCU 36.72 billion current LCU 36.33 billion current LCU Kenya
2000s 1.12 billion current LCU 35.77 billion current LCU 34.66 billion current LCU Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher central government debt service, external, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Kenya, at 28.13 billion current LCU against 866.27 million current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2008.
What is the difference in central government debt service, external between Ethiopia and Kenya?
27.26 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2008.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for central government debt service, external?
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Kenya ranks 8th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Central government debt service, external (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Central government debt service, external (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 479 data points, 1969–2011
Last refreshed

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date such as money deposits, securities, shares and loans. Data are in current local currency.