Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Capital goods imports

Kenya
5.36 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
28.22 billion current US$
in 2011
Kenya rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Capital goods imports over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan 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's figure about 5.3 times Kenya's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 48 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 40.49 million current US$ 1.07 billion current US$ 1.03 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 180.99 million current US$ 2.87 billion current US$ 2.69 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 393.76 million current US$ 7.94 billion current US$ 7.54 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 672.16 million current US$ 37.22 billion current US$ 36.55 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.70 billion current US$ 40.76 billion current US$ 39.07 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 4.58 billion current US$ 27.25 billion current US$ 22.66 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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

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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).