High income vs Kenya: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- High income
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 42.5% against 23.3% in High income, a difference of 19.2%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 28th and Kenya ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.8% | 14.0% | 2.8% | High income |
| 1970s | 15.4% | 14.2% | 1.2% | High income |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 10.4% | 3.0% | High income |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 14.2% | 1.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 22.7% | 5.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 42.7% | 21.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 45.6% | 22.2% | 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, High income or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 42.5% against 23.3% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between High income and Kenya?
- 19.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do High income and Kenya rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- High income ranks 28th 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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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.