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

Japan
0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kenya
0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Japan rank
168th
Kenya rank
171st

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

  • Japan
  • Kenya
0.10.20.3196019912023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Japan ranks 168th and Kenya ranks 171st of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0798 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2459 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1661 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1970s 0.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.273 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.183 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1614 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2472 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1841 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2481 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1456 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.1394 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2352 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0958 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1723 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Japan or Kenya?
Japan, at 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Japan and Kenya?
0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kenya?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Japan and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Japan ranks 168th and Kenya ranks 171st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.