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

Cameroon
7.3%
in 2023
Kenya
8.2%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
41st
Kenya rank
38th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 8.2% against 7.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Cameroon ranks 41st and Kenya ranks 38th of 206 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 6.3% 5.0% 1.3% Cameroon
1970s 8.7% 5.6% 3.1% Cameroon
1980s 6.5% 2.4% 4.1% Cameroon
1990s 14.4% 7.8% 6.7% Cameroon
2000s 20.9% 9.0% 11.9% Cameroon
2010s 23.0% 8.8% 14.2% Cameroon
2020s 8.5% 8.2% 0.3% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, Cameroon or Kenya?
Kenya, at 8.2% against 7.3% in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Cameroon and Kenya?
0.9%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
Cameroon ranks 41st and Kenya ranks 38th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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
253 places, 12,763 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan 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.