Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Kenya ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 206 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 10.8% | 9.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 12.2% | 10.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 3.9% | 2.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 4.0% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.2% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Kenya ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.