Kenya vs United States of America: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate
Kenya
15.24 % change on previous year
in 2024
United States of America
5.28 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kenya rank
17th
United States of America rank
15th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- United States of America
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 15.24 % change on previous year against 5.28 % change on previous year in United States of America, a difference of 9.96 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.9 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.41 % change on previous year | 10.47 % change on previous year | 4.95 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.55 % change on previous year | 7.97 % change on previous year | 4.42 % change on previous year | United States of America |
| 1990s | 3.09 % change on previous year | 5.5 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | United States of America |
| 2000s | 10.44 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 6.24 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 9.12 % change on previous year | 4.05 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.65 % change on previous year | 6.35 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate, Kenya or United States of America?
- Kenya, at 15.24 % change on previous year against 5.28 % change on previous year in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate between Kenya and United States of America?
- 9.96 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States of America?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and United States of America rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.