Algeria vs Kenya: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Algeria
29.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya
28.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Algeria rank
65th
Kenya rank
67th

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Algeria
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 29.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 28.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 65th and Kenya ranks 67th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 1.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4443 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kenya
1970s 1.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 9.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP 15.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP 6.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 17.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP 23.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP 6.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 27.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP 24.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP Algeria
2020s 29.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP 27.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Algeria or Kenya?
Algeria, at 29.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 28.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Algeria and Kenya?
1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Kenya?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Kenya rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Algeria ranks 65th and Kenya ranks 67th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (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
Imports of goods and services (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
193 places, 9,037 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.