Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Kenya
0.2311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.2299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya rank
173rd
Papua New Guinea rank
174th

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

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
0.20.40.60.8197519992024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.2311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Kenya ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 174th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.2939 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.5438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0901 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.3124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1975 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Kenya, at 0.2311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya 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 imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (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, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.