Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 10.3% against 9.5% in Kenya, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 4.8% | 1.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 10.2% | 7.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 7.1% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 3.1% | 5.3% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.3% | 1.7% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 1.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.9% | 0.5% | 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 south asia, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 10.3% against 9.5% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0.8%, 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 south asia?
- Kenya ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% 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 South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.