Benin vs Kenya: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit
Benin
0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kenya
0.0661 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Benin rank
168th
Kenya rank
165th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time
- Benin
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0661 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Benin ranks 168th and Kenya ranks 165th of 202 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0863 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.0653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1726 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.0664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0854 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Benin or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.0661 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Benin and Kenya?
- 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
- Benin ranks 168th and Kenya ranks 165th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.