Kenya vs Latvia: Current account balance

Kenya
-1.55 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Latvia
-1.64 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Kenya rank
138th
Latvia rank
141st

Current account balance over time

  • Kenya
  • Latvia
-6.0B-4.0B-2.0B02.0B197520002025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports -1.55 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.64 billion BoP, current US$ in Latvia, a difference of 92.16 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Kenya ranks 138th and Latvia ranks 141st of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s -1.28 billion BoP, current US$ -141.92 million BoP, current US$ 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ Latvia
2000s -610.26 million BoP, current US$ -1.92 billion BoP, current US$ 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ Kenya
2010s -4.61 billion BoP, current US$ -217.96 million BoP, current US$ 4.39 billion BoP, current US$ Latvia
2020s -3.49 billion BoP, current US$ -996.03 million BoP, current US$ 2.49 billion BoP, current US$ Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Kenya or Latvia?
Kenya, at -1.55 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.64 billion BoP, current US$ in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Kenya and Latvia?
92.16 million BoP, current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latvia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Latvia rank globally for current account balance?
Kenya ranks 138th and Latvia ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,806 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.