Kenya vs Syrian Arab Republic: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kenya
28.5%
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
19.2%
in 2009
Kenya rank
2nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
2nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kenya
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 28.5% against 19.2% in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Syrian Arab Republic's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 2nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 2nd of 170 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Kenya or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Kenya, at 28.5% against 19.2% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kenya and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 9.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2006.
- How do Kenya and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kenya ranks 2nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 2nd 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.