Kenya vs Upper middle income: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kenya
0.8682 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Upper middle income
0.7241 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Kenya rank
39th
Upper middle income rank
38th

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

  • Kenya
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.8682 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7241 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.1441 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.

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

Kenya ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 38th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7986 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7169 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0818 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.8046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6701 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1346 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.7769 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8008 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP Upper middle income
2000s 0.8031 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7968 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.7854 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7607 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.8605 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7315 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.129 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$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Upper middle income?
Kenya, at 0.8682 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7241 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Upper middle income?
0.1441 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Upper middle income?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Upper middle income rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 38th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), 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.