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
00.050.10.150.20.25196019912023

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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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.