Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita

Kenya
393.12 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
443.02 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
168th
Papua New Guinea rank
165th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
0200400600197519992024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 443.02 BoP, current US$ per person against 393.12 BoP, current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 49.9 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Kenya ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 200 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 86.88 BoP, current US$ per person 206.47 BoP, current US$ per person 119.59 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 87.32 BoP, current US$ per person 310.57 BoP, current US$ per person 223.25 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 159.34 BoP, current US$ per person 280.13 BoP, current US$ per person 120.79 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 159.15 BoP, current US$ per person 268.19 BoP, current US$ per person 109.05 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 324.25 BoP, current US$ per person 446.89 BoP, current US$ per person 122.64 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 369.34 BoP, current US$ per person 468.35 BoP, current US$ per person 99.02 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 443.02 BoP, current US$ per person against 393.12 BoP, current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
49.9 BoP, current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
Kenya ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (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.