Kenya vs North America: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Kenya
- North America
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 8.2% against 1.0% in North America, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 8.4 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 38th and North America ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2.2% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 4.1% | 1.5% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 3.3% | 0.8% | North America |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 1.7% | 6.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 2.4% | 6.6% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 1.5% | 7.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 0.9% | 7.3% | 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, Kenya or North America?
- Kenya, at 8.2% against 1.0% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Kenya and North America?
- 7.2%, 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?
- Kenya ranks 38th and North America ranks 41st 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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About this data
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.