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

Kenya
0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya rank
168th
Vanuatu rank
171st

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

  • Kenya
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Kenya ranks 168th and Vanuatu ranks 171st of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3522 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1773 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
1980s 0.1501 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2098 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
1990s 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.1466 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0934 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0532 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0884 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0506 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0135 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$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Vanuatu?
Kenya, at 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Vanuatu?
0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vanuatu?
47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 168th and Vanuatu ranks 171st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.