Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Personal remittances, paid
Personal remittances, paid over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.68 million current US$ against 4.94 million current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 4.75 million current US$.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.0 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 188th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 195 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.28 million current US$ | 621,173 current US$ | 7.65 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 1990s | 20.44 million current US$ | 16,027 current US$ | 20.42 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 2000s | 30.54 million current US$ | 2.86 million current US$ | 27.69 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 2010s | 33.31 million current US$ | 9.87 million current US$ | 23.44 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 2020s | 14.72 million current US$ | 8.06 million current US$ | 6.66 million current US$ | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.68 million current US$ against 4.94 million current US$ in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 4.75 million current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
- Kenya ranks 188th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.