Japan vs Kenya: Personal transfers, receipts

Japan
4.41 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Kenya
5.00 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Japan rank
30th
Kenya rank
29th

Personal transfers, receipts over time

  • Japan
  • Kenya
02.0B4.0B6.0B199420092025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5.00 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.41 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 585.43 million BoP, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 30th and Kenya ranks 29th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 236.71 million BoP, current US$ 427.73 million BoP, current US$ 191.02 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
2000s 1.03 billion BoP, current US$ 387.68 million BoP, current US$ 638.97 million BoP, current US$ Japan
2010s 3.11 billion BoP, current US$ 1.64 billion BoP, current US$ 1.47 billion BoP, current US$ Japan
2020s 4.77 billion BoP, current US$ 4.03 billion BoP, current US$ 736.22 million BoP, current US$ Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal transfers, receipts, Japan or Kenya?
Kenya, at 5.00 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.41 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts between Japan and Kenya?
585.43 million BoP, current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kenya?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Japan and Kenya rank globally for personal transfers, receipts?
Japan ranks 30th and Kenya ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 6,238 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed

Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.