Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Kenya
0.1843 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya rank
164th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
163rd

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kenya
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.20.40.6197419992024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1843 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 164th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2608 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.2301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.4281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.2573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3738 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.1812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0768 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1843 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 164th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.