Kenya vs Nicaragua: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kenya
18.4%
in 2023
Nicaragua
18.0%
in 2024
Kenya rank
19th
Nicaragua rank
21st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kenya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 18.4% against 18.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 19th and Nicaragua ranks 21st of 129 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.1% | 23.2% | 6.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 19.9% | 3.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Kenya or Nicaragua?
- Kenya, at 18.4% against 18.0% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kenya ranks 19th and Nicaragua ranks 21st of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.