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

Kenya
12,235 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
11,824 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
163rd
Samoa rank
165th

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

  • Kenya
  • Samoa
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 12,235 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,824 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 411 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.

Kenya ranks 163rd and Samoa ranks 165th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 293.9 current US$ per square kilometre 1,952 current US$ per square kilometre 1,658 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1970s 1,033 current US$ per square kilometre 3,210 current US$ per square kilometre 2,178 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 1,658 current US$ per square kilometre 5,226 current US$ per square kilometre 3,568 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 2,695 current US$ per square kilometre 12,306 current US$ per square kilometre 9,611 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 5,332 current US$ per square kilometre 30,616 current US$ per square kilometre 25,284 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 9,874 current US$ per square kilometre 17,109 current US$ per square kilometre 7,235 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 11,638 current US$ per square kilometre 10,291 current US$ per square kilometre 1,347 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Kenya or Samoa?
Kenya, at 12,235 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,824 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Kenya and Samoa?
411 current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya 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$), per?
Kenya ranks 163rd and Samoa ranks 165th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.