Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Primary income payments

Kenya
2.16 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.00 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Kenya rank
101st
Papua New Guinea rank
103rd

Primary income payments over time

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B197519992024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.16 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.00 billion BoP, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 159.43 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 101st and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 214.93 million BoP, current US$ 104.50 million BoP, current US$ 110.42 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
1980s 271.68 million BoP, current US$ 220.82 million BoP, current US$ 50.87 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
1990s 278.93 million BoP, current US$ 366.67 million BoP, current US$ 87.73 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 193.39 million BoP, current US$ 534.35 million BoP, current US$ 340.96 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.08 billion BoP, current US$ 990.12 million BoP, current US$ 89.18 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
2020s 1.73 billion BoP, current US$ 1.77 billion BoP, current US$ 42.65 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Kenya, at 2.16 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.00 billion BoP, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
159.43 million BoP, current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary income payments?
Kenya ranks 101st and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.