Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Kenya
0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya rank
188th
Papua New Guinea rank
185th

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

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
00.010.020.03197519992024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea 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 receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 receipts (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
245 places, 9,254 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (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.