What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Bangladesh and Kenya?

234 current US$ per person, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Kenya: GDP (current US$), per capita

Bangladesh

2,597 current US$ per person

in 2025

Kenya

2,363 current US$ per person

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

167th

Kenya rank

170th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

Bangladesh
Kenya

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 2,597 current US$ per person against 2,363 current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 234 current US$ per person.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 167th and Kenya ranks 170th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	100.97 current US$ per person	113.6 current US$ per person	12.63 current US$ per person	Kenya
1970s	145.1 current US$ per person	245.04 current US$ per person	99.93 current US$ per person	Kenya
1980s	218.48 current US$ per person	374.53 current US$ per person	156.05 current US$ per person	Kenya
1990s	322.43 current US$ per person	373.02 current US$ per person	50.59 current US$ per person	Kenya
2000s	486.83 current US$ per person	616.18 current US$ per person	129.35 current US$ per person	Kenya
2010s	1,329 current US$ per person	1,483 current US$ per person	154.7 current US$ per person	Kenya
2020s	2,532 current US$ per person	2,090 current US$ per person	442.07 current US$ per person	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Bangladesh or Kenya?: Bangladesh, at 2,597 current US$ per person against 2,363 current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Bangladesh and Kenya?: 234 current US$ per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Kenya rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?: Bangladesh ranks 167th and Kenya ranks 170th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.