Kenya vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 8.8% against 8.2% in Kenya, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.
Kenya ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 7.7% | 2.5% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 8.7% | 2.7% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 4.7% | 2.2% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 14.7% | 7.0% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 22.2% | 13.2% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 19.0% | 10.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 11.9% | 3.7% | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 8.8% against 8.2% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Kenya and Somalia?
- 0.6%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Kenya ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 36th 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.