Kenya vs Libya: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners
Kenya
1 rank
in 2024
Libya
1 rank
in 2024
Kenya rank
127th
Libya rank
127th
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners over time
- Kenya
- Libya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 rank against 1 rank in Libya, a difference of 0 rank.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 127th and Libya ranks 127th of 206 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29 rank | 23 rank | 6 rank | Kenya |
| 1960s | 20 rank | 13.78 rank | 6.22 rank | Kenya |
| 1970s | 18.3 rank | 13.9 rank | 4.4 rank | Kenya |
| 1980s | 18.88 rank | 24.5 rank | 5.62 rank | Libya |
| 1990s | 13.9 rank | 18.2 rank | 4.3 rank | Libya |
| 2000s | 7.78 rank | 1 rank | 6.78 rank | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.5 rank | 1.4 rank | 0.1 rank | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1 rank | 1.4 rank | 0.4 rank | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher where china ranks among a country’s import partners, Kenya or Libya?
- Kenya, at 1 rank against 1 rank in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in where china ranks among a country’s import partners between Kenya and Libya?
- 0 rank, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Libya?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Libya rank globally for where china ranks among a country’s import partners?
- Kenya ranks 127th and Libya ranks 127th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Where China ranks among a country’s import partners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 indicates that the China is the country's largest import partner.