What is the difference in wholesale and retail trade, value added between Kenya and South Africa?

14.92 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs South Africa: Wholesale and retail trade, value added

Kenya

371.51 billion current LCU

in 2011

South Africa

386.43 billion current LCU

in 2011

Kenya rank

17th

South Africa rank

16th

Wholesale and retail trade, value added over time

Kenya
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 386.43 billion current LCU against 371.51 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 14.92 billion current LCU.

Across all 30 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 16th of 46 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.92 billion current LCU	16.93 billion current LCU	6.01 billion current LCU	South Africa
1990s	55.77 billion current LCU	67.92 billion current LCU	12.15 billion current LCU	South Africa
2000s	159.58 billion current LCU	194.40 billion current LCU	34.82 billion current LCU	South Africa
2010s	337.46 billion current LCU	361.00 billion current LCU	23.54 billion current LCU	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wholesale and retail trade, value added, Kenya or South Africa?: South Africa, at 386.43 billion current LCU against 371.51 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in wholesale and retail trade, value added between Kenya and South Africa?: 14.92 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2011.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for wholesale and retail trade, value added?: Kenya ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 16th of 46 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 46 places, 1,200 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Value added in trade is defined as the value of output of the trade industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Trade is a subset of services, comprising wholesale and retail trade, and hotel and restaurants (ISIC 50-55). Data are in current local currency.