How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?

45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Nigeria: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per

Kenya

0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Nigeria

0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kenya rank

159th

Nigeria rank

157th

Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 207 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.1667 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3397 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.173 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1990s	0.1544 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3419 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1875 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2000s	0.1703 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2638 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0935 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2010s	0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2384 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2020s	0.1697 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1826 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per, Kenya or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per between Kenya and Nigeria?: 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?: Kenya ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Industry (including construction), value added (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: 255 places, 11,330 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Industry (including construction), value added (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.