Kenya vs Nigeria: Overall budget balance, including grants
Kenya
-111.66 billion current LCU
in 2011
Nigeria
-63.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Kenya rank
34th
Nigeria rank
32nd
Overall budget balance, including grants over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -63.00 billion current LCU against -111.66 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 48.66 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kenya ranks 34th and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 51 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.37 billion current LCU | 266.27 million current LCU | 15.10 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2000s | -46.37 billion current LCU | 187.00 billion current LCU | 233.36 billion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -129.83 billion current LCU | -1.17 trillion current LCU | 1.04 trillion current LCU | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -63.00 billion current LCU against -111.66 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 48.66 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Kenya ranks 34th and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall budget balance, including 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
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.