Côte d'Ivoire vs Kenya: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Côte d'Ivoire
18.38 billion current US$
in 2023
Kenya
18.59 billion current US$
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
82nd
Kenya rank
81st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 18.59 billion current US$ against 18.38 billion current US$ in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 200.90 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 82nd and Kenya ranks 81st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 213.51 million current US$ 256.95 million current US$ 43.44 million current US$ Kenya
1970s 1.09 billion current US$ 922.17 million current US$ 167.81 million current US$ Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 1.87 billion current US$ 1.75 billion current US$ 116.66 million current US$ Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 2.40 billion current US$ 2.42 billion current US$ 22.58 million current US$ Kenya
2000s 4.76 billion current US$ 5.77 billion current US$ 1.01 billion current US$ Kenya
2010s 9.62 billion current US$ 15.76 billion current US$ 6.13 billion current US$ Kenya
2020s 14.93 billion current US$ 18.68 billion current US$ 3.75 billion current US$ Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Côte d'Ivoire or Kenya?
Kenya, at 18.59 billion current US$ against 18.38 billion current US$ in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?
200.90 million current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 82nd and Kenya ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.