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
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196519882011

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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Indicator
Merchandise Terms of Trade (1987 = 100)
Unit
1987 = 100
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 1,550 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.