Kenya vs Panama: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Kenya
49.4%
in 2023
Panama
50.0%
in 2023
Kenya rank
138th
Panama rank
136th
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Kenya
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 50.0% against 49.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Kenya ranks 138th and Panama ranks 136th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.1% | 77.4% | 3.7% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 80.2% | 67.1% | 13.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 87.2% | 69.8% | 17.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 78.1% | 72.7% | 5.4% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 64.4% | 7.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 59.4% | 10.9% | Panama |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 53.1% | 6.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Kenya or Panama?
- Panama, at 50.0% against 49.4% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Kenya and Panama?
- 0.6%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Panama?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Panama rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Kenya ranks 138th and Panama ranks 136th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.