Kenya vs Seychelles: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Kenya
- Seychelles
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 21.2% against 20.4% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 42nd and Seychelles ranks 45th of 196 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5% | 20.1% | 2.4% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 22.5% | 8.1% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 12.7% | 3.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 19.3% | 3.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.8% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 14.6% | 7.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Kenya or Seychelles?
- Kenya, at 21.2% against 20.4% in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Kenya and Seychelles?
- 0.8%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Seychelles?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Seychelles rank globally for fuel imports?
- Kenya ranks 42nd and Seychelles ranks 45th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.