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

Cameroon
303.79 current US$ per person
in 2023
Kenya
335.85 current US$ per person
in 2023
Cameroon rank
178th
Kenya rank
177th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 335.85 current US$ per person against 303.79 current US$ per person in Cameroon, a difference of 32.06 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Cameroon ranks 178th and Kenya ranks 177th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 21.17 current US$ per person 27.78 current US$ per person 6.61 current US$ per person Kenya
1970s 73.97 current US$ per person 66.99 current US$ per person 6.98 current US$ per person Cameroon
1980s 132.22 current US$ per person 93.71 current US$ per person 38.51 current US$ per person Cameroon
1990s 87.21 current US$ per person 90.96 current US$ per person 3.74 current US$ per person Kenya
2000s 151.65 current US$ per person 157.57 current US$ per person 5.92 current US$ per person Kenya
2010s 277.58 current US$ per person 338.47 current US$ per person 60.9 current US$ per person Kenya
2020s 269.48 current US$ per person 347.12 current US$ per person 77.64 current US$ per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Cameroon or Kenya?
Kenya, at 335.85 current US$ per person against 303.79 current US$ per person in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Cameroon and Kenya?
32.06 current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Cameroon ranks 178th and Kenya ranks 177th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.