Kenya vs Samoa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Kenya
- Samoa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 24.8% against 24.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.
Kenya ranks 59th and Samoa ranks 62nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 5.1% | 3.2% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 5.8% | 3.7% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 9.1% | 4.3% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 12.4% | 6.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 16.0% | 6.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 21.9% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 22.6% | 4.7% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Kenya or Samoa?
- Kenya, at 24.8% against 24.6% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Kenya and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Kenya ranks 59th and Samoa ranks 62nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.