Kenya vs South Africa: Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Kenya
11,219 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
11,696 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
131st
South Africa rank
130th

Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

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

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 11,696 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,219 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 477 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 594.94 current US$ per square kilometre 1,297 current US$ per square kilometre 701.96 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 828.09 current US$ per square kilometre 1,887 current US$ per square kilometre 1,059 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 2,175 current US$ per square kilometre 3,379 current US$ per square kilometre 1,203 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 2,653 current US$ per square kilometre 8,035 current US$ per square kilometre 5,382 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 6,781 current US$ per square kilometre 13,357 current US$ per square kilometre 6,576 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 8,989 current US$ per square kilometre 9,117 current US$ per square kilometre 128.65 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Kenya or South Africa?
South Africa, at 11,696 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,219 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Kenya and South Africa?
477 current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa 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 commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 131st and South Africa ranks 130th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,320 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Commercial service exports (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.