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

Kenya
377.4
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
109.31
in 2008
Kenya rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Import volume index, primary goods over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100200300400196519872010

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 377.4 against 109.31 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 268.09.

That makes Kenya's figure about 3.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 24 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 199.73 74.18 125.54 Kenya
1990s 100.68 71.4 29.28 Kenya
2000s 162.7 106.35 56.35 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher import volume index, primary goods, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Kenya, at 377.4 against 109.31 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in import volume index, primary goods between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
268.09, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2008.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for import volume index, primary goods?
Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Import volume index, primary goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Import volume index, primary goods
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 778 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Primary goods imports volume index with 1987=100.