Kenya vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World
Kenya
16.2%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
16.8%
in 2023
Kenya rank
24th
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time
- Kenya
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 16.8% against 16.2% in Kenya, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kenya ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 9.4% | 4.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.2% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.9% | 3.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 16.9% | 1.9% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Kenya or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 16.8% against 16.2% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Kenya and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Kenya ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.