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

Kenya
0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi
0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya rank
178th
Malawi rank
175th

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

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
00.020.040.060.08197519992024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Kenya ranks 178th and Malawi ranks 175th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0624 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Malawi?
0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 178th and Malawi ranks 175th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.