Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 18.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya stood at 18.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.5% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya peaked at 29.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 16th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 23.7% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 14.3% | 23.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 14.7% | 18.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 13 Malaysia 18.9% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 18.8% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 18.6% compare
- 17 Costa Rica 18.0% compare
- 18 Nicaragua 18.0% compare
- 19 Jamaica 17.7% compare
More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.89 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 611,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 170,289 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 273,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 29.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kenya was 18.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kenya ranks 16th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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