There are major statistical differences between the two countries. The size of their economies is very close but hardly meaningful because Ethiopia has 105 million people to Kenya's 48.5 million. Though GDP per capita growth is very similar at about 4%, Kenya's economy is much stronger and Ethiopia is plunged in civil war. Ethiopia's inflation is three times Kenya's and; its GDP per capita about 60% of Kenya's. Life expectancy is the same.
Ethiopia vs Kenya: Economic Indicators Comparison
Kenya with a GDP of $87.9B ranked the 66th largest economy in the world, while Ethiopia ranked 68th with $84.4B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Kenya and Ethiopia ranked 25th vs 2nd and 153rd vs 181st, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
StatEthiopiaKenyaGDP$84.4B
$87.9B
GDP growth, 1 year7.7%
6%
GDP growth, 5-years average9.3%
5.6%
Population105M
48.5M
GDP per capita$772
$1.7k
GDP per capita growth4.05%
3.9%
Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor9.97
49.97
Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate0.38
0.49
GDP per capita, PPP adjusted$2.3k
$3.7k
GNI, Atlas method$86.7B
$83.1B
GNI per capita$790
$1.6k
GNI, PPP adjusted$219.4B
$176.7B
GNI per capita, PPP adjusted$2k
$3.4k
Financial system and Human development
StatEthiopiaKenyaIncome Tax Rate35%
30%
Corporate Tax Rate30%
30%
Inflation, consumer prices13.8%
4.7%
Inflation, GDP deflator12.5%
2.8%
Unemployment1.8%
9.3%
Economic Freedom Index53.6
55.3
Personal Freedom Index5.44
6.48
Human Freedom Index5.33
6.61
Property Rights Index36.5
63.2
Judicial Effectiveness Index45.1
48.6
Business Freedom Index48.6
55
Fiscal Health Index79.2
13.5
Labor Freedom Index57.6
55.8
Investment Freedom Index35
55
Financial Freedom Index20
50
Trade Freedom Index60.8
60.4
Monetary Freedom Index62.7
75
Government Spending Index90.8
79.6
Tax Burden Index77.4
78.7
Government Integrity Index29.4
28.2
Corruption Perceptions Index34
27
Life expectancy at birth, years65.9
65.9
Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people7.2
3.2
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people26.7
27.8
Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people7.6
5
International tourism, number of arrivals849k
1.4M