Kenya vs United States: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) over time
- Kenya
- United States
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 22.2% against 18.5% in United States, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 197th and United States ranks 199th of 204 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.7% | 6.8% | 37.8% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 48.5% | 11.7% | 36.8% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 39.7% | 14.5% | 25.2% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 16.8% | 26.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 19.7% | 21.9% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 21.7% | 11.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 19.0% | 4.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Kenya or United States?
- Kenya, at 22.2% against 18.5% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Kenya and United States?
- 3.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and United States rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Kenya ranks 197th and United States ranks 199th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.