Which has higher trade, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 39.0% against 37.5% in Kenya as of 2025.

What is the difference in trade between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

1.5%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Trade

Kenya

37.5%

in 2025

Tanzania, United Republic of

39.0%

in 2025

Kenya rank

176th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

174th

Trade over time

Kenya
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 39.0% against 37.5% in Kenya, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 176th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 174th of 193 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	59.0%	35.1%	23.9%	Kenya
2000s	55.5%	36.4%	19.1%	Kenya
2010s	43.1%	42.7%	0.4%	Kenya
2020s	37.4%	35.2%	2.1%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 39.0% against 37.5% in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in trade between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 1.5%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for trade?: Kenya ranks 176th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 174th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Trade (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 11,229 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.