Cameroon vs Kenya: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 21.8% against 20.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kenya ahead.
Cameroon ranks 176th and Kenya ranks 173rd of 193 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.6% | 29.7% | 6.1% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 26.2% | 33.2% | 7.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 30.6% | 5.2% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 31.3% | 14.2% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 32.0% | 7.9% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 27.1% | 2.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 22.4% | 2.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 21.8% against 20.3% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 1.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Cameroon ranks 176th and Kenya ranks 173rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.