Kenya vs Samoa: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Kenya
128.43 current US$ per person
in 2023
Samoa
151.71 current US$ per person
in 2023
Kenya rank
176th
Samoa rank
174th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 151.71 current US$ per person against 128.43 current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 23.28 current US$ per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.

Kenya ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 174th of 206 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 16.64 current US$ per person 41.95 current US$ per person 25.31 current US$ per person Samoa
1970s 42.62 current US$ per person 58.97 current US$ per person 16.35 current US$ per person Samoa
1980s 50.55 current US$ per person 88.67 current US$ per person 38.11 current US$ per person Samoa
1990s 57.62 current US$ per person 196.98 current US$ per person 139.36 current US$ per person Samoa
2000s 83.85 current US$ per person 464.17 current US$ per person 380.33 current US$ per person Samoa
2010s 121.69 current US$ per person 241.17 current US$ per person 119.49 current US$ per person Samoa
2020s 125.62 current US$ per person 133.36 current US$ per person 7.74 current US$ per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Kenya or Samoa?
Samoa, at 151.71 current US$ per person against 128.43 current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Kenya and Samoa?
23.28 current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Kenya ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 174th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.