Kenya vs North America: Transport services
Kenya
29.3%
in 2024
North America
8.9%
in 2025
Kenya rank
48th
North America rank
45th
Transport services over time
- Kenya
- North America
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 29.3% against 8.9% in North America, a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 3.3 times North America's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 48th and North America ranks 45th of 198 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.4% | 35.8% | 8.6% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 29.7% | 5.6% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 47.1% | 22.2% | 24.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 16.1% | 36.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 12.5% | 37.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 9.2% | 22.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Kenya or North America?
- Kenya, at 29.3% against 8.9% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in transport services between Kenya and North America?
- 20.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and North America?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and North America rank globally for transport services?
- Kenya ranks 48th and North America ranks 45th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.