China vs Kenya: Interest payments

China
590.85 billion current LCU
in 2021
Kenya
685.88 billion current LCU
in 2023
China rank
31st
Kenya rank
30th

Interest payments over time

  • China
  • Kenya
0200.0B400.0B600.0B200520142023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 685.88 billion current LCU against 590.85 billion current LCU in China, a difference of 95.03 billion current LCU.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times China's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 31st and Kenya ranks 30th of 155 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.