Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Kenya
531.31 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
673.61 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
168th
Zimbabwe rank
165th

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

  • Kenya
  • Zimbabwe
0200400600800197519992024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 673.61 BoP, current US$ per person against 531.31 BoP, current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 142.3 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Kenya ranks 168th and Zimbabwe ranks 165th of 200 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 136.79 BoP, current US$ per person 165.92 BoP, current US$ per person 29.13 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
1980s 125.63 BoP, current US$ per person 217.21 BoP, current US$ per person 91.58 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
1990s 158.4 BoP, current US$ per person 240.41 BoP, current US$ per person 82.01 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2000s 284.94 BoP, current US$ per person 287.13 BoP, current US$ per person 2.19 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2010s 408.79 BoP, current US$ per person 535.48 BoP, current US$ per person 126.69 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2020s 490.29 BoP, current US$ per person 586.31 BoP, current US$ per person 96.02 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 673.61 BoP, current US$ per person against 531.31 BoP, current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
142.3 BoP, current US$ per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Kenya ranks 168th and Zimbabwe ranks 165th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
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Imports of goods, services and primary income (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.