Kenya vs Malawi: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Kenya
0.1038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi
0.0902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya rank
158th
Malawi rank
161st

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
0.10.20.30.4197519992024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.1038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 158th and Malawi ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1568 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1479 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.2001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.1476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0892 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0915 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Malawi?
Kenya, at 0.1038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Malawi?
0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 158th and Malawi ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,573 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods exports (BoP, 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.