Gambia vs Kenya: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

Gambia
561.32 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya
493.03 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
167th
Kenya rank
168th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Gambia
  • Kenya
100200300400500600197519992024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 561.32 BoP, current US$ per person against 493.03 BoP, current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 68.29 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 167th and Kenya ranks 168th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 185.67 BoP, current US$ per person 132.71 BoP, current US$ per person 52.96 BoP, current US$ per person Gambia
1980s 156.95 BoP, current US$ per person 111.36 BoP, current US$ per person 45.59 BoP, current US$ per person Gambia
1990s 208.4 BoP, current US$ per person 175.68 BoP, current US$ per person 32.72 BoP, current US$ per person Gambia
2000s 170.76 BoP, current US$ per person 221.87 BoP, current US$ per person 51.11 BoP, current US$ per person Kenya
2010s 205.97 BoP, current US$ per person 386.17 BoP, current US$ per person 180.2 BoP, current US$ per person Kenya
2020s 386.84 BoP, current US$ per person 458.65 BoP, current US$ per person 71.81 BoP, current US$ per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Gambia or Kenya?
Gambia, at 561.32 BoP, current US$ per person against 493.03 BoP, current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Gambia and Kenya?
68.29 BoP, current US$ per person, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Gambia ranks 167th and Kenya ranks 168th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (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, 9,802 data points, 1960–2025
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Imports of goods and services (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.