Kenya vs Mexico: Share of imports that come from China
Kenya
20.0%
in 2025
Mexico
20.1%
in 2025
Kenya rank
80th
Mexico rank
78th
Share of imports that come from China over time
- Kenya
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 20.1% against 20.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 80th and Mexico ranks 78th of 206 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 7.4% | 2.2% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.8% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 0.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of imports that come from china, Kenya or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 20.1% against 20.0% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of imports that come from china between Kenya and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mexico?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Mexico rank globally for share of imports that come from china?
- Kenya ranks 80th and Mexico ranks 78th 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.