Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Kenya: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
25.8%
in 2023
Kenya
42.5%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
26th
Kenya rank
25th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 42.5% against 25.8% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 16.7%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.6 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 25th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 5.6% 14.0% 8.4% Kenya
1970s 16.3% 14.2% 2.1% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 32.5% 10.4% 22.1% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 9.5% 14.2% 4.7% Kenya
2000s 14.3% 22.7% 8.4% Kenya
2010s 21.4% 42.7% 21.3% Kenya
2020s 24.2% 45.6% 21.3% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Kenya?
Kenya, at 42.5% against 25.8% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kenya?
16.7%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kenya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 25th of 47 groups.
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.