Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Kenya
Kenya: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 5.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Kenya, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Kenya stood at 5.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Kenya peaked at 7.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 22nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8% | — |
| 1961 | 0.7% | -15.2% |
| 1962 | 0.8% | +19.2% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | +41.5% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | +69.4% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | -32.5% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | +22.2% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | -33.7% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -10.6% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +60.0% |
| 1972 | 1.8% | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | +31.7% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | +54.8% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -53.0% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | +85.8% |
| 1978 | 3.7% | +33.1% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | +26.9% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | -23.7% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | -27.1% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +35.5% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -43.5% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -20.5% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +179.0% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +35.9% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -27.3% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +34.5% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +51.2% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +71.3% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +2.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 5.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 22.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 5.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 20.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +179.0% | 1.5% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Kenya?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Kenya was 5.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.