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
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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 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 13,499 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.