Kenya vs OECD members: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Kenya
- OECD members
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 42.5% against 23.5% in OECD members, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
Kenya ranks 25th and OECD members ranks 27th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and OECD members in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.0% | 16.8% | 2.8% | OECD members |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 15.6% | 1.4% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 13.8% | 3.5% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.2% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 18.2% | 4.5% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 22.5% | 20.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 24.1% | 21.5% | 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, Kenya or OECD members?
- Kenya, at 42.5% against 23.5% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Kenya and OECD members?
- 19.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and OECD members?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and OECD members rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Kenya ranks 25th and OECD members ranks 27th 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.