Kenya vs Upper middle income: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Kenya
16.2%
in 2023
Upper middle income
4.8%
in 2023
Kenya rank
24th
Upper middle income rank
27th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Kenya
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 16.2% against 4.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 11.4%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 3.4 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 205 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 4.8% 1.6% 3.2% Kenya
1970s 4.7% 2.1% 2.5% Kenya
1980s 8.5% 4.4% 4.0% Kenya
1990s 11.9% 3.0% 8.9% Kenya
2000s 14.2% 3.3% 10.9% Kenya
2010s 16.9% 4.6% 12.3% Kenya
2020s 15.1% 4.4% 10.6% Kenya

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 Upper middle income?
Kenya, at 16.2% against 4.8% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Kenya and Upper middle income?
11.4%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Upper middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Kenya ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 27th 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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Indicator
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 12,213 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.