Kenya vs Saudi Arabia: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Kenya
0.1843 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.1797 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya rank
164th
Saudi Arabia rank
167th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1843 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1797 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 164th and Saudi Arabia ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2608 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0758 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.2301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.4359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.2573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1695 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0878 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1811 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.1812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Saudi Arabia?
- Kenya, at 0.1843 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1797 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Saudi Arabia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 164th and Saudi Arabia ranks 167th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods imports (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.