Kenya vs Zambia: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Kenya
5.12 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zambia
4.51 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
181st
Zambia rank
183rd
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5.12 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.51 BoP, current US$ per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.61 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.79 BoP, current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6601 BoP, current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3091 BoP, current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Kenya or Zambia?
- Kenya, at 5.12 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.51 BoP, current US$ per person in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.61 BoP, current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.