Kenya vs Libya: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
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 over time
- Kenya
- Libya
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$.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 81st and Libya ranks 83rd of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 256.95 million current US$ | 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, 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 between Kenya and Libya?
- 390.20 million current US$, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Libya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Libya rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Kenya ranks 81st and Libya ranks 83rd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.