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

Kenya
0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kenya rank
171st
Saudi Arabia rank
170th

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

  • Kenya
  • Saudi Arabia
0.10.20.3196019912023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 171st and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2264 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1384 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1970s 0.273 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1382 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.2472 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.2481 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1833 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0647 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.2352 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1926 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.1723 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1614 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0109 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$), per unit, Kenya or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.1729 current US$ 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$), per unit between Kenya and Saudi Arabia?
0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Saudi Arabia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Kenya ranks 171st and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.