Ethiopia vs Kenya: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
127.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya
135.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
59th
Kenya rank
56th

Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
050100150196419942025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 135.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 127.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 8.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 59th and Kenya ranks 56th of 186 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
2010s 25.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP 104.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP 79.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 69.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP 130.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP 61.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Kenya, at 135.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 127.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Kenya?
8.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 59th and Kenya ranks 56th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (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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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 8,523 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (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.