Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Import volume index, capital goods

Kenya
534.5
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
178.16
in 2008
Kenya rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Import volume index, capital goods over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200400600800196519872010

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 534.5 against 178.16 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 356.34.

That makes Kenya's figure about 3.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Kenya ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 36 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 14.38 14.38 0
1970s 57.89 63.5 5.61 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 434.06 76.95 357.11 Kenya
1990s 227.83 111.19 116.65 Kenya
2000s 234.12 135.09 99.03 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher import volume index, capital goods, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Kenya, at 534.5 against 178.16 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in import volume index, capital goods between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
356.34, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2008.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for import volume index, capital goods?
Kenya ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Import volume index, capital goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Import volume index, capital goods
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 1,042 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Capital goods imports volume index with 1987=100.