Kenya vs Turkmenistan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kenya
28.5%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
27.6%
in 2024
Kenya rank
2nd
Turkmenistan rank
3rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kenya
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 28.5% against 27.6% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Kenya ranks 2nd and Turkmenistan ranks 3rd of 170 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.3% | 21.9% | 2.6% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 26.5% | 5.7% | Turkmenistan |
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 Turkmenistan?
- Kenya, at 28.5% against 27.6% in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 0.9%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Turkmenistan rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kenya ranks 2nd and Turkmenistan ranks 3rd 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.