Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita

Kenya
514.09 current US$ per person
in 2025
Zimbabwe
585.29 current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
161st
Zimbabwe rank
159th

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 585.29 current US$ per person against 514.09 current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 71.2 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Kenya ranks 161st and Zimbabwe ranks 159th of 193 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 105.11 current US$ per person 151.27 current US$ per person 46.15 current US$ per person Zimbabwe
1980s 115.01 current US$ per person 191.16 current US$ per person 76.16 current US$ per person Zimbabwe
1990s 115.78 current US$ per person 240.16 current US$ per person 124.38 current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2000s 196.15 current US$ per person 207.89 current US$ per person 11.74 current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2010s 388.89 current US$ per person 567.66 current US$ per person 178.77 current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2020s 458.83 current US$ per person 514.99 current US$ per person 56.15 current US$ per person Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 585.29 current US$ per person against 514.09 current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
71.2 current US$ per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita?
Kenya ranks 161st and Zimbabwe ranks 159th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita. 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 US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,471 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.