Ethiopia vs Kenya: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya
0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
170th
Kenya rank
168th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 170th and Kenya ranks 168th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1970s 0.0526 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1501 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1053 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.0425 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1269 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1466 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0851 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0884 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Kenya?
0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 170th and Kenya ranks 168th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.