Kenya vs Syria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Kenya
- Syria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 42.5% against 40.5% in Syria, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 25th and Syria ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.0% | 12.1% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 11.3% | 2.8% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 8.7% | 1.7% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 19.3% | 5.1% | Syria |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 33.4% | 10.7% | Syria |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 38.2% | 4.5% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 40.9% | 4.7% | 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 Syria?
- Kenya, at 42.5% against 40.5% in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Kenya and Syria?
- 2.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Syria rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Kenya ranks 25th and Syria ranks 28th 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.