Kenya vs Thailand: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Kenya
14.23 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Thailand
14.8 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya rank
60th
Thailand rank
57th
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 14.8 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 14.23 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.57 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 60th and Thailand ranks 57th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 179.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 29.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 149.9 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1970s | 87.08 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 20.65 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 66.43 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1980s | 26.77 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 12.49 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 14.27 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1990s | 40.54 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 16.49 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 24.05 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2000s | 30.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 24.25 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.41 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2010s | 15.4 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 17.6 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 2020s | 14.18 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 14.31 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.126 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 14.8 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 14.23 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Thailand?
- 0.57 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Thailand rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 60th and Thailand ranks 57th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.