Kenya vs Upper middle income: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Kenya
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 23.5% against 16.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.1% | 8.2% | 17.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 6.5% | 10.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 11.6% | 10.6% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 13.5% | 5.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 15.0% | 6.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Kenya or Upper middle income?
- Kenya, at 23.5% against 16.2% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 7.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Upper middle income rank globally for fuel imports?
- Kenya ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 28th 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.