Bangladesh vs Kenya: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Bangladesh
0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya
0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
181st
Kenya rank
178th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kenya ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 181st and Kenya ranks 178th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bangladesh
2010s 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Bangladesh or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bangladesh and Kenya?
0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Kenya rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bangladesh ranks 181st and Kenya ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (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
246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (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.