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.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Kenya

0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

0.2475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Kenya rank

181st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

182nd

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

Kenya
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 182nd 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	0.3827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1980s	0.3322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1990s	0.5515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1643 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2000s	0.3222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.2826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.64 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3574 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.2405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3549 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1144 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 imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?: Kenya, at 0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya 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 imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?: Kenya ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 182nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (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, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Imports of goods, services and primary income (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.