Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Goods exports

Kenya
12.49 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sri Lanka
12.77 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Kenya rank
92nd
Sri Lanka rank
91st

Goods exports over time

  • Kenya
  • Sri Lanka
05.0B10.0B15.0B197519992024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 12.77 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.49 billion BoP, current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 279.50 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 973.41 million BoP, current US$ 741.29 million BoP, current US$ 232.12 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
1980s 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ 1.26 billion BoP, current US$ 161.14 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
1990s 1.82 billion BoP, current US$ 3.41 billion BoP, current US$ 1.59 billion BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2000s 3.16 billion BoP, current US$ 6.19 billion BoP, current US$ 3.03 billion BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2010s 5.88 billion BoP, current US$ 10.65 billion BoP, current US$ 4.77 billion BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2020s 10.17 billion BoP, current US$ 12.07 billion BoP, current US$ 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods exports, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 12.77 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.49 billion BoP, current US$ in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods exports between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
279.50 million BoP, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for goods exports?
Kenya ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods exports (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
244 places, 9,631 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. 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.