Kenya vs Mali: General government total expenditure
Kenya
4.11 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Mali
3.74 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Kenya rank
49th
Mali rank
52nd
General government total expenditure over time
- Kenya
- Mali
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.11 trillion current LCU against 3.74 trillion current LCU in Mali, a difference of 362.62 billion current LCU.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mali ahead.
Kenya ranks 49th and Mali ranks 52nd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.82 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 26.82 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 1990s | 131.38 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 131.38 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2000s | 352.96 billion current LCU | 688.31 billion current LCU | 335.35 billion current LCU | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.58 trillion current LCU | 1.58 trillion current LCU | 2.03 billion current LCU | Mali |
| 2020s | 3.33 trillion current LCU | 3.13 trillion current LCU | 196.69 billion current LCU | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Kenya or Mali?
- Kenya, at 4.11 trillion current LCU against 3.74 trillion current LCU in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Kenya and Mali?
- 362.62 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Kenya ranks 49th and Mali ranks 52nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release