Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Kenya
75.1%
in 2011
Sierra Leone
71.0%
in 2011
Kenya rank
29th
Sierra Leone rank
31st
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 75.1% against 71.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 53 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.4% | 56.6% | 3.7% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 63.0% | 52.6% | 10.4% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 56.3% | 42.0% | 14.3% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 59.0% | 49.3% | 9.6% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 43.7% | 16.6% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 61.6% | 9.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Kenya, at 75.1% against 71.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 4.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Kenya ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current US dollars and from the national accounts.