Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 12.5% against 11.7% in Kenya, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 2.2% | 2.5% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.7% | 1.5% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 7.3% | 7.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 10.2% | 2.0% | 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, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 12.5% against 11.7% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 0.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Kenya ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th 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.
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About this data
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.