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

Kenya
0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tanzania
0.2422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya rank
181st
Tanzania rank
183rd

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

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
00.20.40.60.8197519992024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 181st and Tanzania ranks 183rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3802 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.3322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.5752 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2571 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.3222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.2826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.2405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya

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$), per, Kenya or Tanzania?
Kenya, at 0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Kenya and Tanzania?
0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Kenya ranks 181st and Tanzania ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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

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.