Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Other consumer goods imports

Kenya
3.65 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
12.66 billion current US$
in 2011
Kenya rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Other consumer goods imports over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 12.66 billion current US$ against 3.65 billion current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 9.00 billion current US$.

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

Across all 47 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 47 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 59.09 million current US$ 939.52 million current US$ 880.43 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 135.47 million current US$ 2.09 billion current US$ 1.95 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 467.26 million current US$ 5.38 billion current US$ 4.91 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 858.81 million current US$ 10.53 billion current US$ 9.67 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.82 billion current US$ 13.54 billion current US$ 11.72 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 3.51 billion current US$ 12.40 billion current US$ 8.89 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other consumer goods imports, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 12.66 billion current US$ against 3.65 billion current US$ in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in other consumer goods imports between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9.00 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for other consumer goods imports?
Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Other consumer goods imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other consumer goods imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,452 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Consumer goods imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in current dollars.