Kenya vs Tunisia: Primary income payments

Kenya
2.16 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Tunisia
2.19 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Kenya rank
101st
Tunisia rank
100th

Primary income payments over time

  • Kenya
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 2.19 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.16 billion BoP, current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 30.74 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tunisia ahead.

Kenya ranks 101st and Tunisia ranks 100th of 199 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 214.93 million BoP, current US$ 232.55 million BoP, current US$ 17.62 million BoP, current US$ Tunisia
1980s 271.68 million BoP, current US$ 412.61 million BoP, current US$ 140.93 million BoP, current US$ Tunisia
1990s 278.93 million BoP, current US$ 791.05 million BoP, current US$ 512.12 million BoP, current US$ Tunisia
2000s 193.39 million BoP, current US$ 1.67 billion BoP, current US$ 1.48 billion BoP, current US$ Tunisia
2010s 1.08 billion BoP, current US$ 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ 777.41 million BoP, current US$ Tunisia
2020s 1.73 billion BoP, current US$ 1.94 billion BoP, current US$ 209.37 million BoP, current US$ Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Kenya or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 2.19 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.16 billion BoP, current US$ in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Kenya and Tunisia?
30.74 million BoP, current US$, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tunisia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tunisia rank globally for primary income payments?
Kenya ranks 101st and Tunisia ranks 100th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
246 places, 9,526 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.