Kenya — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1955–2023 · 69 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Kenya, the central government expenditure reading was 21.3% of GDP in 2023, compared with 22.9% of GDP in 2022. The period change was −1.67 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 21.5% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2010–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 21.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 22.9 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 23 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 19.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 18.1 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2018 | 23.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 24.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 21.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 20.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 20.3 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 20 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 18.9 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 19.1 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 21.5 % of GDP |