Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kenya
0.8682 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Kenya rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.20.40.60.8197119962021

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.8682 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 184 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7986 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6795 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.8046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7523 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0523 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.7769 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.666 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1109 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.8031 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7573 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.7854 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7848 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.8605 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7324 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1281 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Kenya, at 0.8682 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (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
231 places, 9,508 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (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.