Ethiopia vs Kenya: Merchandise imports

Ethiopia
23.01 billion current US$
in 2025
Kenya
21.61 billion current US$
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
82nd
Kenya rank
84th

Merchandise imports over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 23.01 billion current US$ against 21.61 billion current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 1.40 billion current US$.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 82nd and Kenya ranks 84th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.