Kenya vs Lower middle income: Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate

Kenya
28.36 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lower middle income
3.14 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
26th
Lower middle income rank
27th

Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate over time

  • Kenya
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 28.36 % change on previous year against 3.14 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 25.22 % change on previous year.

That makes Kenya's figure about 9.0 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Kenya ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 27th of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Lower middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 18.69 % change on previous year 9.38 % change on previous year 9.31 % change on previous year Kenya
1980s -3.46 % change on previous year -3.05 % change on previous year 0.4109 % change on previous year Lower middle income
1990s 12.81 % change on previous year 4.67 % change on previous year 8.14 % change on previous year Kenya
2000s 20.71 % change on previous year 5.03 % change on previous year 15.68 % change on previous year Kenya
2010s 2.89 % change on previous year -0.4935 % change on previous year 3.38 % change on previous year Kenya
2020s -2.25 % change on previous year 0.9149 % change on previous year 3.17 % change on previous year Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate, Kenya or Lower middle income?
Kenya, at 28.36 % change on previous year against 3.14 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate between Kenya and Lower middle income?
25.22 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lower middle income?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Lower middle income rank globally for total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate?
Kenya ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 27th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
224 places, 8,971 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Total reserves in months of imports. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.