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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0189 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.