Bangladesh vs Kenya: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Bangladesh
357.57 current US$ per person
in 2023
Kenya
335.85 current US$ per person
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
176th
Kenya rank
177th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 357.57 current US$ per person against 335.85 current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 21.72 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kenya ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 176th and Kenya ranks 177th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 12.61 current US$ per person 78.05 current US$ per person 65.44 current US$ per person Kenya
1980s 22.16 current US$ per person 93.71 current US$ per person 71.56 current US$ per person Kenya
1990s 37.98 current US$ per person 90.96 current US$ per person 52.98 current US$ per person Kenya
2000s 88.5 current US$ per person 157.57 current US$ per person 69.07 current US$ per person Kenya
2010s 241.96 current US$ per person 338.47 current US$ per person 96.52 current US$ per person Kenya
2020s 368.45 current US$ per person 347.12 current US$ per person 21.33 current US$ per person Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Bangladesh or Kenya?
Bangladesh, at 357.57 current US$ per person against 335.85 current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Bangladesh and Kenya?
21.72 current US$ per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Bangladesh ranks 176th and Kenya ranks 177th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.