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

Burundi
0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya
0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burundi rank
180th
Kenya rank
178th

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

  • Burundi
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Burundi, a difference of 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kenya ahead.

Burundi ranks 180th and Kenya ranks 178th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Burundi
2010s 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 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$), per unit of gdp, Burundi or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Burundi and Kenya?
0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Kenya?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Kenya rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Burundi ranks 180th and Kenya ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.