Ethiopia vs Kenya: GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Ethiopia
119.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya
127.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
64th
Kenya rank
62nd
GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 127.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 119.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 8.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 64th and Kenya ranks 62nd of 207 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 13.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 47.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 42.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 73.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 64.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2010s | 20.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 86.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 66.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2020s | 64.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 121.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 56.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 127.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 119.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 8.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 64th and Kenya ranks 62nd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current 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
GNI (current 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.