Kenya vs South Asia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Kenya
- South Asia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 39.8% against 8.1% in South Asia, a difference of 31.7%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 4.9 times South Asia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 16th of 204 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.8% | 4.6% | 13.2% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 34.8% | 5.6% | 29.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 3.5% | 23.8% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 3.2% | 31.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 4.9% | 38.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 6.8% | 31.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 7.7% | 30.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in, Kenya or South Asia?
- Kenya, at 39.8% against 8.1% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in between Kenya and South Asia?
- 31.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and South Asia rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Kenya ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 16th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.