Guinea vs Kenya: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South

Guinea
10.7%
in 2023
Kenya
11.7%
in 2023
Guinea rank
19th
Kenya rank
16th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time

  • Guinea
  • Kenya
05101520196019912023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 11.7% against 10.7% in Guinea, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Guinea ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 16th of 205 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5% 2.5% 2.0% Kenya
1980s 0.4% 1.6% 1.2% Kenya
1990s 2.8% 5.1% 2.4% Kenya
2000s 5.2% 8.3% 3.1% Kenya
2010s 8.6% 14.5% 5.9% Kenya
2020s 11.2% 12.2% 0.9% 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 south, Guinea or Kenya?
Kenya, at 11.7% against 10.7% in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Guinea and Kenya?
1.0%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Kenya?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
Guinea ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 16th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Guinea vs Kenya: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-from-low-and-middle-income-economies-in-south-asia-percent-of-total/guinea/kenya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-from-low-and-middle-income-economies-in-south-asia-percent-of-total/guinea/kenya/">Guinea vs Kenya: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 12,943 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.