Bangladesh vs Kenya: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Bangladesh
10.51 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Kenya
8.21 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
164th
Kenya rank
167th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Kenya
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person against 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 2.3 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kenya ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 164th and Kenya ranks 167th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.61 BoP, current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.433 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.57 BoP, current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.124 BoP, current US$ per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 12.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.8 BoP, current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 8.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Bangladesh or Kenya?
- Bangladesh, at 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person against 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 2.3 BoP, current US$ per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Kenya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 164th and Kenya ranks 167th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.