Kenya — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1955–2025 · 71 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 22.2% of GDP in 2025, compared with 21.1% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +1.07 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 21.7% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2011–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 21.1 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 21.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 22.9 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 23 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2020 | 19.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 18.1 % of GDP |
| 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 | 22.6 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 19 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 19.6 % of GDP |