Kenya vs Malawi: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Kenya
9,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
10,660 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
153rd
Malawi rank
151st

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

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197519992023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 10,660 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 1,315 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malawi ahead.

Kenya ranks 153rd and Malawi ranks 151st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 659.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 648.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 796.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,659 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 862.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 1,813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 599.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 2,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,853 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 253.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 5,073 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,163 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,910 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 8,048 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 302.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Kenya or Malawi?
Malawi, at 10,660 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Kenya and Malawi?
1,315 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 153rd and Malawi ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (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
245 places, 9,360 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Service imports (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.