How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?

50 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 Sri Lanka: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Kenya

0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Sri Lanka

0.2562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Kenya rank

181st

Sri Lanka rank

178th

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

Kenya
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.3827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2982 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0845 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1980s	0.3322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.5752 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2000s	0.3222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.2826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.2405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka

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$), per, Kenya or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.2562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Kenya and Sri Lanka?: 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?: Kenya ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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.