Egypt vs Kenya: Total government debt

Egypt
935.16 billion current LCU
in 2011
Kenya
1.18 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Egypt rank
19th
Kenya rank
16th

Total government debt over time

  • Egypt
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.18 trillion current LCU against 935.16 billion current LCU in Egypt, a difference of 239.96 billion current LCU.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kenya ahead.

Egypt ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 16th of 44 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 31.61 billion current LCU 37.53 billion current LCU 5.92 billion current LCU Kenya
1990s 237.91 billion current LCU 469.50 billion current LCU 231.59 billion current LCU Kenya
2000s 466.00 billion current LCU 692.04 billion current LCU 226.04 billion current LCU Kenya
2010s 892.32 billion current LCU 1.12 trillion current LCU 226.97 billion current LCU Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total government debt, Egypt or Kenya?
Kenya, at 1.18 trillion current LCU against 935.16 billion current LCU in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in total government debt between Egypt and Kenya?
239.96 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for total government debt?
Egypt ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 16th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Total government debt (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total government debt (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 1,020 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Data are in current local currency.