How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Uganda: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kenya

0.9254 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Uganda

0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kenya rank

90th

Uganda rank

91st

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

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.9254 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Uganda, a difference of 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Kenya ranks 90th and Uganda ranks 91st of 205 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9215 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9291 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Uganda
1970s	0.8889 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9728 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0839 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Uganda
1980s	0.8645 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9493 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0849 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Uganda
1990s	0.8691 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9229 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0538 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Uganda
2000s	0.8903 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9527 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0624 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Uganda
2010s	0.912 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.963 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Uganda
2020s	0.9211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Uganda?: Kenya, at 0.9254 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Uganda?: 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Kenya ranks 90th and Uganda ranks 91st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 10,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.