Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Capital goods imports
Kenya
5.36 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
28.22 billion current US$
in 2011
Kenya rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
3rd
Capital goods imports over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 28.22 billion current US$ against 5.36 billion current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 22.86 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 5.3 times Kenya's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 3rd of 48 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.49 million current US$ | 186.09 million current US$ | 145.60 million current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
| 1970s | 180.99 million current US$ | 493.74 million current US$ | 312.76 million current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
| 1980s | 393.76 million current US$ | 4.84 billion current US$ | 4.45 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
| 1990s | 672.16 million current US$ | 9.88 billion current US$ | 9.21 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.70 billion current US$ | 16.96 billion current US$ | 15.26 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
| 2010s | 4.58 billion current US$ | 27.25 billion current US$ | 22.66 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital goods imports, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 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 South Africa?
- 22.86 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for capital goods imports?
- Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 3rd of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Capital goods imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of capital goods in current US dollars. Values are on cif (includes freight and insurance costs).