Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise Terms of Trade
Kenya
11,490 1987 = 100
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
104.88 1987 = 100
in 2011
Kenya rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Merchandise Terms of Trade over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 11,490 1987 = 100 against 104.88 1987 = 100 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11,385 1987 = 100.
That makes Kenya's figure about 109.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120.26 1987 = 100 | 94.38 1987 = 100 | 25.88 1987 = 100 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 110.92 1987 = 100 | 80.58 1987 = 100 | 30.35 1987 = 100 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 117.43 1987 = 100 | 97.71 1987 = 100 | 19.72 1987 = 100 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 113.95 1987 = 100 | 94.22 1987 = 100 | 19.73 1987 = 100 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 97.7 1987 = 100 | 100.66 1987 = 100 | 2.96 1987 = 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 5,801 1987 = 100 | 108.23 1987 = 100 | 5,693 1987 = 100 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise terms of trade, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kenya, at 11,490 1987 = 100 against 104.88 1987 = 100 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise terms of trade between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 11,385 1987 = 100, with Kenya 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 merchandise terms of trade?
- Kenya ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise Terms of Trade (1987 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net barter (merchandise) terms of trade (1987 = 100) are the ratio of the export price index to the corresponding import price index measured relative to the base year of 1987.