Benin vs Kenya: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square

Benin
157,767 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
170,067 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
148th
Kenya rank
145th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time

  • Benin
  • Kenya
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 170,067 current US$ per square kilometre against 157,767 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 12,300 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 148th and Kenya ranks 145th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 2,515 current US$ per square kilometre 1,760 current US$ per square kilometre 755.01 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
1970s 5,657 current US$ per square kilometre 5,237 current US$ per square kilometre 419.55 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
1980s 11,686 current US$ per square kilometre 10,731 current US$ per square kilometre 955.4 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
1990s 19,125 current US$ per square kilometre 15,207 current US$ per square kilometre 3,919 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2000s 48,937 current US$ per square kilometre 35,204 current US$ per square kilometre 13,733 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2010s 98,622 current US$ per square kilometre 111,209 current US$ per square kilometre 12,588 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 141,916 current US$ per square kilometre 171,036 current US$ per square kilometre 29,121 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square, Benin or Kenya?
Kenya, at 170,067 current US$ per square kilometre against 157,767 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Benin and Kenya?
12,300 current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
Benin ranks 148th and Kenya ranks 145th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 10,300 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.