Kenya vs Uganda: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 11.7% against 11.2% in Uganda, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Kenya ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 17th of 205 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 6.3% | 1.6% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 4.1% | 1.6% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 9.4% | 7.9% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 6.4% | 1.3% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.8% | 0.6% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 19.1% | 4.6% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 0.0% | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Kenya, at 11.7% against 11.2% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Kenya and Uganda?
- 0.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Kenya ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 17th 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.