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

28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Ethiopia vs Kenya: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Ethiopia

0.0477 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Kenya

0.0415 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

51st

Kenya rank

53rd

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Ethiopia
Kenya

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0477 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0415 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kenya ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 51st and Kenya ranks 53rd of 176 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2000s	0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2010s	0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2020s	0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Kenya?: Ethiopia, at 0.0477 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0415 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Kenya?: 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Ethiopia ranks 51st and Kenya ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 219 places, 6,237 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed: 28 September 2026

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.