Kenya vs Lesotho: External capital grants
Kenya
6.46 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
2.41 billion current LCU
in 2011
Kenya rank
13th
Lesotho rank
16th
External capital grants over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 6.46 billion current LCU against 2.41 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 4.05 billion current LCU.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.7 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kenya ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 54 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1970s | 0 current LCU | 2.41 million current LCU | 2.41 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 4.10 million current LCU | 29.73 million current LCU | 25.63 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU | 157.08 million current LCU | 157.08 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.20 billion current LCU | 264.72 million current LCU | 1.94 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2010s | 6.22 billion current LCU | 2.22 billion current LCU | 4.00 billion current LCU | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external capital grants, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Kenya, at 6.46 billion current LCU against 2.41 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
- What is the difference in external capital grants between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 4.05 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for external capital grants?
- Kenya ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 54 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as External capital grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Grants are unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts of government from other governments or international institutions. In determination of the deficit/surplus, grants are grouped with revenue and expenditure rather than with financing. Values are