Kenya vs Nigeria: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Kenya
0.0875 current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.4764 current US$ per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
196th
Nigeria rank
193rd
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4764 current US$ per person against 0.0875 current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.3889 current US$ per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 5.4 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kenya ranks 196th and Nigeria ranks 193rd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2 current US$ per person | 3.86 current US$ per person | 2.66 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.485 current US$ per person | 3.42 current US$ per person | 2.93 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.7319 current US$ per person | 0.124 current US$ per person | 0.6079 current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.8173 current US$ per person | 0.2673 current US$ per person | 0.5501 current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.7258 current US$ per person | 1.29 current US$ per person | 0.5639 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.2696 current US$ per person | 0.3886 current US$ per person | 0.1191 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.4764 current US$ per person against 0.0875 current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.3889 current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 196th and Nigeria ranks 193rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances, paid (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.