Iran vs Kenya: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Iran
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 58.3% against 57.5% in Iran, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 128th and Kenya ranks 125th of 196 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.4% | 65.0% | 18.4% | Iran |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 64.9% | 8.6% | Iran |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 62.2% | 4.0% | Iran |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 64.8% | 2.0% | Iran |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.7% | 1.1% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Iran or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 58.3% against 57.5% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Iran and Kenya?
- 0.8%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kenya?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Kenya rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Iran ranks 128th 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.