What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Benin and Kenya?

41.48 current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Kenya: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Benin

334.2 current US$ per person

in 2025

Kenya

375.68 current US$ per person

in 2025

Benin rank

179th

Kenya rank

176th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

Benin
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 375.68 current US$ per person against 334.2 current US$ per person in Benin, a difference of 41.48 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 18 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Benin ranks 179th and Kenya ranks 176th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	13.25 current US$ per person	29.34 current US$ per person	16.09 current US$ per person	Kenya
1970s	50.99 current US$ per person	70.68 current US$ per person	19.69 current US$ per person	Kenya
1980s	89.48 current US$ per person	93.06 current US$ per person	3.58 current US$ per person	Kenya
1990s	90.62 current US$ per person	94.88 current US$ per person	4.27 current US$ per person	Kenya
2000s	144 current US$ per person	167.55 current US$ per person	23.55 current US$ per person	Kenya
2010s	269.71 current US$ per person	343.56 current US$ per person	73.85 current US$ per person	Kenya
2020s	334.32 current US$ per person	353.46 current US$ per person	19.14 current US$ per person	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Benin or Kenya?: Kenya, at 375.68 current US$ per person against 334.2 current US$ per person in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Benin and Kenya?: 41.48 current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?: Benin ranks 179th and Kenya ranks 176th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports (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, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise imports (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.