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

Cameroon
0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kenya
0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cameroon rank
175th
Kenya rank
172nd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kenya ahead.

Cameroon ranks 175th and Kenya ranks 172nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2358 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2967 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0608 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1970s 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.2534 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0523 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.1714 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3135 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1421 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.2414 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3202 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0788 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.244 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2705 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.2013 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2238 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0226 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$), per unit of gdp, Cameroon or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Kenya?
0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Cameroon ranks 175th and Kenya ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.