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

Kenya
0.0415 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0459 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya rank
53rd
Sierra Leone rank
52nd

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

  • Kenya
  • Sierra Leone
00.010.020.030.040.05199420092024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0459 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0415 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Kenya ranks 53rd and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0459 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 53rd and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), 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

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.