Kenya vs Thailand: General government total expenditure
Kenya
4.11 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Thailand
4.44 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Kenya rank
49th
Thailand rank
47th
General government total expenditure over time
- Kenya
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 4.44 trillion current LCU against 4.11 trillion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 335.90 billion current LCU.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Thailand ahead.
Kenya ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 47th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.82 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 26.82 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 1990s | 131.38 billion current LCU | 486.46 billion current LCU | 355.09 billion current LCU | Thailand |
| 2000s | 352.96 billion current LCU | 1.45 trillion current LCU | 1.10 trillion current LCU | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.58 trillion current LCU | 2.93 trillion current LCU | 1.35 trillion current LCU | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.33 trillion current LCU | 4.19 trillion current LCU | 865.68 billion current LCU | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Kenya or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 4.44 trillion current LCU against 4.11 trillion current LCU in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Kenya and Thailand?
- 335.90 billion current LCU, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Thailand?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Thailand rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Kenya ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 47th 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