Kenya vs Pakistan: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Kenya
5,699 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Pakistan
5,641 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Kenya rank
145th
Pakistan rank
146th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5,699 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 5,641 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Pakistan, a difference of 58 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 145th and Pakistan ranks 146th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 2,304 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,673 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 630.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kenya
1970s 2,476 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,170 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 305.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kenya
1980s 2,757 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,607 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 149.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Kenya
1990s 2,835 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 171.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Pakistan
2000s 2,746 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,081 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,335 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Pakistan
2010s 4,214 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,174 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 959.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Pakistan
2020s 5,408 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,552 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 144.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Kenya or Pakistan?
Kenya, at 5,699 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 5,641 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Kenya and Pakistan?
58 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Pakistan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Pakistan rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Kenya ranks 145th and Pakistan ranks 146th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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