Kenya vs South Africa: Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Kenya
12,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
11,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
130th
South Africa rank
131st

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 12,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 335 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

Kenya ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 131st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 637.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,301 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 663.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 1,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,916 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 778.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 2,862 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,519 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 657.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 3,400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,238 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,839 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 8,315 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,678 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,363 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 10,317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 997.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Kenya or South Africa?
Kenya, at 12,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Kenya and South Africa?
335 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 131st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,322 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.