Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Kenya: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Democratic Republic of the Congo
12,230 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
12,380 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
173rd
Kenya rank
172nd

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

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kenya
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 12,380 current US$ per square kilometre against 12,230 current US$ per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 150 current US$ per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 173rd and Kenya ranks 172nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 188.4 current US$ per square kilometre 374.05 current US$ per square kilometre 185.65 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1970s 434.18 current US$ per square kilometre 1,187 current US$ per square kilometre 752.35 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 862.31 current US$ per square kilometre 1,843 current US$ per square kilometre 980.65 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 635.67 current US$ per square kilometre 2,846 current US$ per square kilometre 2,210 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 980.22 current US$ per square kilometre 5,509 current US$ per square kilometre 4,529 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 4,141 current US$ per square kilometre 10,184 current US$ per square kilometre 6,044 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 8,716 current US$ per square kilometre 11,782 current US$ per square kilometre 3,066 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Kenya?
Kenya, at 12,380 current US$ per square kilometre against 12,230 current US$ per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya?
150 current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 173rd and Kenya ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise 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
253 places, 14,096 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise 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.