Kenya vs Vanuatu: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Kenya
44,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
47,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Kenya rank
151st
Vanuatu rank
148th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 47,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 44,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 2,702 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Kenya ranks 151st and Vanuatu ranks 148th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 3,439 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,227 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1990s 9,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,332 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 12,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,909 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,600 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 31,427 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,966 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,539 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 40,704 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,356 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Kenya or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 47,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 44,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Kenya and Vanuatu?
2,702 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vanuatu?
41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Vanuatu rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 151st and Vanuatu ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, 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.