Kenya vs North America: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle over time
- Kenya
- North America
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.6% against 0.6% in North America, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 4.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 43rd and North America ranks 40th of 203 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 0.8% | 7.0% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 3.7% | 5.7% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 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 middle, Kenya or North America?
- Kenya, at 2.6% against 0.6% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle between Kenya and North America?
- 2.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and North America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and North America rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Kenya ranks 43rd and North America ranks 40th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% 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 Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.