How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?

30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Nigeria: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita

Kenya

88.6 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2024

Nigeria

91.8 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2025

Kenya rank

95th

Nigeria rank

94th

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 91.8 BoP, current US$ per person against 88.6 BoP, current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Nigeria ahead.

Kenya ranks 95th and Nigeria ranks 94th of 177 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.89 BoP, current US$ per person	4.88 BoP, current US$ per person	6.01 BoP, current US$ per person	Kenya
2000s	10.34 BoP, current US$ per person	67.08 BoP, current US$ per person	56.74 BoP, current US$ per person	Nigeria
2010s	34.53 BoP, current US$ per person	112.35 BoP, current US$ per person	77.83 BoP, current US$ per person	Nigeria
2020s	74.04 BoP, current US$ per person	86.97 BoP, current US$ per person	12.93 BoP, current US$ per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Kenya or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 91.8 BoP, current US$ per person against 88.6 BoP, current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?: 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?: Kenya ranks 95th and Nigeria ranks 94th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit: BoP, current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 220 places, 6,260 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed: 28 September 2026

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, 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.