Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 21.3% against 20.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 67th and Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 206 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 0.9% | 6.9% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 8.2% | 1.8% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 8.5% | 6.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 11.9% | 5.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 2.5% | 17.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 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, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 21.3% against 20.6% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 0.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Kenya ranks 67th and Zimbabwe ranks 64th 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.