El Salvador vs Kenya: Share of imports that come from China
El Salvador
20.1%
in 2025
Kenya
20.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
79th
Kenya rank
80th
Share of imports that come from China over time
- El Salvador
- Kenya
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.1% against 20.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Kenya ahead.
El Salvador ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 80th of 206 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 2.2% | 1.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 17.3% | 4.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 19.7% | 2.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of imports that come from china, El Salvador or Kenya?
- El Salvador, at 20.1% against 20.0% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of imports that come from china between El Salvador and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for share of imports that come from china?
- El Salvador ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 80th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.