Kenya vs Nepal: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Kenya
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 18.0% against 16.6% in Kenya, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 85th and Nepal ranks 82nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 11.5% | 2.8% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 11.6% | 3.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 14.6% | 0.8% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 16.8% | 3.4% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 20.6% | 4.2% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Kenya or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 18.0% against 16.6% in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in food imports between Kenya and Nepal?
- 1.4%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for food imports?
- Kenya ranks 85th and Nepal ranks 82nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and 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.