China vs Kenya: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- China
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 20.6% against 20.5% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 68th and Kenya ranks 67th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.6% | 6.3% | 6.3% | China |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 8.1% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 10.0% | 2.1% | China |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 14.5% | 8.8% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 17.0% | 7.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 19.6% | 3.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 19.8% | 1.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, China or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 20.6% against 20.5% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between China and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kenya?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Kenya rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- China ranks 68th and Kenya ranks 67th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.