How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Kenya

0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Sri Lanka

0.0661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Kenya rank

76th

Sri Lanka rank

73rd

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

Kenya
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0479 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.1109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2000s	0.0647 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0757 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.0523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.0588 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.0661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Sri Lanka?: 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Kenya ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary 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, 9,154 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026

Secondary 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.