Kenya vs Somalia: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita

Kenya
0.0875 current US$ per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.4149 current US$ per person
in 1983
Kenya rank
196th
Somalia rank
194th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Somalia
01234197519992024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.4149 current US$ per person against 0.0875 current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.3274 current US$ per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 4.7 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 196th and Somalia ranks 194th of 196 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.19 current US$ per person 0.137 current US$ per person 1.06 current US$ per person Kenya
1980s 0.7317 current US$ per person 0.51 current US$ per person 0.2216 current US$ per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, Kenya or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.4149 current US$ per person against 0.0875 current US$ per person in Kenya as of 1983.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Kenya and Somalia?
0.3274 current US$ per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 1983.
How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
Kenya ranks 196th and Somalia ranks 194th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,677 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

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.