Benin vs Kenya: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Benin
37.79 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
Kenya
38.28 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Benin rank
172nd
Kenya rank
171st

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 38.28 BoP, current US$ per person against 37.79 BoP, current US$ per person in Benin, a difference of 0.49 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.

Benin ranks 172nd and Kenya ranks 171st of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person 13.87 BoP, current US$ per person 12.77 BoP, current US$ per person Kenya
1980s 7.1 BoP, current US$ per person 14.27 BoP, current US$ per person 7.16 BoP, current US$ per person Kenya
1990s 6.14 BoP, current US$ per person 10.94 BoP, current US$ per person 4.81 BoP, current US$ per person Kenya
2000s 6.61 BoP, current US$ per person 5.45 BoP, current US$ per person 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person Benin
2010s 14.61 BoP, current US$ per person 22.62 BoP, current US$ per person 8.01 BoP, current US$ per person Kenya
2020s 32.97 BoP, current US$ per person 29.98 BoP, current US$ per person 3 BoP, current US$ per person Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Benin or Kenya?
Kenya, at 38.28 BoP, current US$ per person against 37.79 BoP, current US$ per person in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Benin and Kenya?
0.49 BoP, current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Benin ranks 172nd and Kenya ranks 171st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (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
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (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.