Kenya vs Uganda: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 39.8% against 36.9% in Uganda, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 16th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.8% | 9.0% | 8.8% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 34.8% | 7.2% | 27.5% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 1.5% | 25.8% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 2.5% | 31.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 38.6% | 4.5% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 52.5% | 14.2% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 43.7% | 5.9% | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Kenya, at 39.8% against 36.9% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in between Kenya and Uganda?
- 2.9%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Kenya ranks 13th and Uganda 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.