Kenya vs Tanzania: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Kenya
16.3%
in 2025
Tanzania
16.8%
in 2025
Kenya rank
168th
Tanzania rank
166th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 16.8% against 16.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 168th and Tanzania ranks 166th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.1% | 3.2% | 19.9% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 24.8% | 10.5% | 14.2% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 7.4% | 15.2% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 17.7% | 7.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 18.6% | 6.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 23.4% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 17.4% | 0.5% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 16.8% against 16.3% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 0.5%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 168th and Tanzania ranks 166th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).