Kenya vs Solomon Islands: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kenya
28.5%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
25.2%
in 2024
Kenya rank
2nd
Solomon Islands rank
4th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kenya
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 28.5% against 25.2% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Kenya ranks 2nd and Solomon Islands ranks 4th of 170 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.4% | 33.1% | 12.8% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 26.1% | 5.3% | Solomon Islands |
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 Solomon Islands?
- Kenya, at 28.5% against 25.2% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kenya and Solomon Islands?
- 3.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Solomon Islands?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Solomon Islands rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kenya ranks 2nd and Solomon Islands ranks 4th 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.