Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Net primary income

Kenya
-1.87 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-1.90 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Kenya rank
130th
Papua New Guinea rank
132nd

Net primary income over time

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
-2.5B-2.0B-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0197519992024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports -1.87 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 26.85 million BoP, current US$.

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

Kenya ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s -168.92 million BoP, current US$ -70.05 million BoP, current US$ 98.87 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1980s -239.20 million BoP, current US$ -152.19 million BoP, current US$ 87.00 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s -226.55 million BoP, current US$ -321.02 million BoP, current US$ 94.47 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
2000s -101.15 million BoP, current US$ -489.47 million BoP, current US$ 388.33 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
2010s -844.43 million BoP, current US$ -942.09 million BoP, current US$ 97.66 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
2020s -1.54 billion BoP, current US$ -1.68 billion BoP, current US$ 141.54 million BoP, current US$ Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Kenya, at -1.87 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in net primary income between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
26.85 million BoP, current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net primary income?
Kenya ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.