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

Algeria
0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kenya
0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Algeria rank
172nd
Kenya rank
171st

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

  • Algeria
  • Kenya
0.10.20.30.40.5196019912023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Algeria, a difference of 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 172nd and Kenya ranks 171st of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2686 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2432 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria
1970s 0.2651 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.273 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0762 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.187 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2472 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0602 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.1927 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2481 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.2351 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2352 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.1914 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1723 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Algeria or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Algeria and Kenya?
0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Kenya?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Algeria ranks 172nd and Kenya ranks 171st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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 imports by the reporting economy (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
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.