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

Cameroon
42.9%
in 2023
Kenya
42.5%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
24th
Kenya rank
25th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 42.9% against 42.5% in Kenya, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 25th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 3.2% 13.9% 10.7% Kenya
1970s 3.5% 14.2% 10.7% Kenya
1980s 4.7% 10.4% 5.7% Kenya
1990s 8.9% 14.2% 5.3% Kenya
2000s 18.7% 22.7% 4.0% Kenya
2010s 33.0% 42.7% 9.7% Kenya
2020s 41.1% 45.6% 4.5% 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, Cameroon or Kenya?
Cameroon, at 42.9% against 42.5% in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Cameroon and Kenya?
0.4%, with Cameroon 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 outside?
Cameroon ranks 24th 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.