Benin vs Kenya: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Benin
- Kenya
How they compare
Benin currently reports 43.4% against 42.5% in Kenya, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Benin ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 13.9% | 7.4% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 14.2% | 2.7% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 10.4% | 6.2% | Benin |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 14.2% | 7.6% | Benin |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 22.7% | 2.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 42.7% | 3.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 45.6% | 2.5% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Benin or Kenya?
- Benin, at 43.4% against 42.5% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Benin and Kenya?
- 0.9%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Benin ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 25th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.