What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Kenya?

0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Kenya: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Cameroon

0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kenya

0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Cameroon rank

178th

Kenya rank

179th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Cameroon
Kenya

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Cameroon ranks 178th and Kenya ranks 179th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1631 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2576 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0945 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1970s	0.2073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2877 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1980s	0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2467 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0868 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1990s	0.1092 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2594 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1502 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2000s	0.1573 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2694 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1121 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2010s	0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.058 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2020s	0.1585 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1692 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Cameroon or Kenya?: Cameroon, at 0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Kenya?: 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Cameroon ranks 178th and Kenya ranks 179th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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: 250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise imports (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.