ICT goods imports in Kenya
Kenya: ICT goods imports was 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 3.0% for ict goods imports in 2023.
The figure is up 21.2% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Kenya peaked at 7.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 122nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 7.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 119 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.1% compare
- 120 Dominican Republic 3.0% compare
- 121 Switzerland 3.0% compare
- 122 French Polynesia 3.0% compare
- 122 Palau 3.0% compare
- 125 Bangladesh 3.0% compare
- 125 Cayman Islands 3.0%
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.101 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Kenya?
- Ict goods imports in Kenya was 3.0% in 2023, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for ict goods imports?
- Kenya ranks 122nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).