Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Capital goods imports

Kenya
5.36 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
28.22 billion current US$
in 2011
Kenya rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Capital goods imports over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 28.22 billion current US$ against 5.36 billion current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 22.86 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.3 times Kenya's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 48 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 40.49 million current US$ 1.07 billion current US$ 1.03 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 180.99 million current US$ 2.87 billion current US$ 2.69 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 393.76 million current US$ 7.93 billion current US$ 7.53 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 672.16 million current US$ 37.09 billion current US$ 36.42 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.70 billion current US$ 40.76 billion current US$ 39.07 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 4.58 billion current US$ 27.25 billion current US$ 22.66 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capital goods imports, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 28.22 billion current US$ against 5.36 billion current US$ in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in capital goods imports between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22.86 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for capital goods imports?
Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Capital goods imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Capital goods imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,484 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Imports of capital goods in current US dollars. Values are on cif (includes freight and insurance costs).