Eswatini vs Kenya: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Eswatini
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 58.3% against 58.1% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 126th and Kenya ranks 125th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.7% | 61.6% | 4.0% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 64.8% | 2.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 58.7% | 1.5% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Eswatini or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 58.3% against 58.1% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Eswatini and Kenya?
- 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Kenya?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Kenya rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Eswatini ranks 126th and Kenya ranks 125th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.