Kenya vs Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kenya
28.5%
in 2025
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
16.2%
in 2024
Kenya rank
2nd
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank
5th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kenya
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 28.5% against 16.2% in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 2nd and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 5th of 170 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 15.1% | 11.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 16.5% | 2.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 16.0% | 4.8% | Kenya |
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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Kenya, at 28.5% against 16.2% in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kenya and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- 12.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kenya ranks 2nd and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 5th of 170 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.