Kenya vs Libya: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Kenya
18.59 billion current US$
in 2023
Libya
18.20 billion current US$
in 2023
Kenya rank
81st
Libya rank
83rd

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

  • Kenya
  • Libya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 18.59 billion current US$ against 18.20 billion current US$ in Libya, a difference of 390.20 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 81st and Libya ranks 83rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 256.95 million current US$ 340.38 million current US$ 83.43 million current US$ Libya
1970s 922.17 million current US$ 2.59 billion current US$ 1.66 billion current US$ Libya
1980s 1.75 billion current US$ 5.84 billion current US$ 4.09 billion current US$ Libya
1990s 2.42 billion current US$ 5.08 billion current US$ 2.66 billion current US$ Libya
2000s 5.77 billion current US$ 4.85 billion current US$ 918.65 million current US$ Kenya
2010s 15.76 billion current US$ 17.15 billion current US$ 1.40 billion current US$ Libya
2020s 18.68 billion current US$ 15.09 billion current US$ 3.58 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$), gaps, Kenya or Libya?
Kenya, at 18.59 billion current US$ against 18.20 billion current US$ in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Kenya and Libya?
390.20 million current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Libya?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Libya rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Kenya ranks 81st and Libya ranks 83rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.