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

Algeria
0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya
0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Algeria rank
170th
Kenya rank
172nd

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

  • Algeria
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 170th and Kenya ranks 172nd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3461 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3014 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria
1970s 0.3445 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria
1980s 0.2629 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.2412 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3135 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0723 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3202 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.2873 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2705 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria
2020s 0.2184 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2238 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Algeria or Kenya?
Algeria, at 0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Algeria and Kenya?
0.0038 current US$ 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 us$), per unit of gdp?
Algeria ranks 170th and Kenya ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (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
238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.