Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9% against 0.5% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 140th and Zimbabwe ranks 143rd of 178 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | -1.4% | 10.3% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 6.8% | 5.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 16.2% | 7.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 12.2% | 5.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Kenya, at 0.9% against 0.5% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Kenya ranks 140th and Zimbabwe ranks 143rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.