El Salvador vs Kenya: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

El Salvador
6.50 billion current US$
in 2023
Kenya
7.11 billion current US$
in 2023
El Salvador rank
110th
Kenya rank
107th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 7.11 billion current US$ against 6.50 billion current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 608.98 million current US$.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 110th and Kenya ranks 107th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 168.31 million current US$ 143.53 million current US$ 24.78 million current US$ El Salvador
1970s 566.75 million current US$ 587.73 million current US$ 20.98 million current US$ Kenya
1980s 678.40 million current US$ 943.38 million current US$ 264.98 million current US$ Kenya
1990s 926.26 million current US$ 1.53 billion current US$ 607.48 million current US$ Kenya
2000s 3.49 billion current US$ 3.03 billion current US$ 452.81 million current US$ El Salvador
2010s 5.45 billion current US$ 5.65 billion current US$ 203.12 million current US$ Kenya
2020s 6.20 billion current US$ 6.76 billion current US$ 556.86 million current US$ Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, El Salvador or Kenya?
Kenya, at 7.11 billion current US$ against 6.50 billion current US$ in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between El Salvador and Kenya?
608.98 million current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
El Salvador ranks 110th and Kenya ranks 107th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.