Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Secondary income, other sectors, payments

Kenya
4.94 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
4.11 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Kenya rank
191st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
193rd

Secondary income, other sectors, payments over time

  • Kenya
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.94 million BoP, current US$ against 4.11 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 826,460 BoP, current US$.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 191st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 193rd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 19.03 million BoP, current US$ 330,907 BoP, current US$ 18.70 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
1980s 27.82 million BoP, current US$ 387,449 BoP, current US$ 27.43 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
1990s 48.09 million BoP, current US$ 592,675 BoP, current US$ 47.49 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
2000s 27.91 million BoP, current US$ 1.74 million BoP, current US$ 26.17 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
2010s 33.31 million BoP, current US$ 1.96 million BoP, current US$ 31.35 million BoP, current US$ Kenya
2020s 14.72 million BoP, current US$ 6.06 million BoP, current US$ 8.66 million BoP, current US$ Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income, other sectors, payments, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?
Kenya, at 4.94 million BoP, current US$ against 4.11 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
826,460 BoP, current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments?
Kenya ranks 191st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 193rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary income, other sectors, 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
245 places, 8,676 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. 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.