Kenya vs Singapore: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Kenya
5.5%
in 2023
Singapore
4.3%
in 2024
Kenya rank
105th
Singapore rank
108th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Kenya
- Singapore
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5.5% against 4.3% in Singapore, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.
Kenya ranks 105th and Singapore ranks 108th of 127 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 6.4% | 0.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 8.5% | 2.4% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 13.0% | 7.4% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Kenya or Singapore?
- Kenya, at 5.5% against 4.3% in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Kenya and Singapore?
- 1.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Singapore?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Singapore rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Kenya ranks 105th and Singapore ranks 108th of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.