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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Uganda: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita

Kenya

168.3 current US$ per person

in 2025

Uganda

174.6 current US$ per person

in 2025

Kenya rank

164th

Uganda rank

162nd

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita over time

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 174.6 current US$ per person against 168.3 current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 6.3 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 164th and Uganda ranks 162nd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11.07 current US$ per person	6.47 current US$ per person	4.6 current US$ per person	Kenya
1970s	25.89 current US$ per person	10.82 current US$ per person	15.07 current US$ per person	Kenya
1980s	38.82 current US$ per person	12.87 current US$ per person	25.95 current US$ per person	Kenya
1990s	38.13 current US$ per person	16.03 current US$ per person	22.1 current US$ per person	Kenya
2000s	69.45 current US$ per person	36.04 current US$ per person	33.41 current US$ per person	Kenya
2010s	144.36 current US$ per person	139.04 current US$ per person	5.32 current US$ per person	Kenya
2020s	155.15 current US$ per person	155.11 current US$ per person	0.0443 current US$ per person	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita, Kenya or Uganda?: Uganda, at 174.6 current US$ per person against 168.3 current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita between Kenya and Uganda?: 6.3 current US$ per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita?: Kenya ranks 164th and Uganda ranks 162nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,059 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing, value added (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.