Photo: John Storr · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Kenya: Mobility & Trade
Which countries move goods across their borders most smoothly?
Kenya is placed 44th of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 83.05 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 2.8 (2024).
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Mobility & Trade
44th
of 177 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Kenya on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
83.05
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Higher is better
Ranked 62nd of 177 by UNCTAD
Kenya: 83.05. Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.
- World median
- 60.84
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 83.05 Kenya
- Land neighbours
- Somalia 39.57 · Tanzania 69.73
2.8
Median days a full import container waits in port
Lower is better
Kenya: 2.8. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.
- World median
- 4.4
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 2.8 Kenya
- Land neighbours
- Somalia 7.1 · Tanzania 8.8
No reading
LPI score (1–5)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2023 figure for Kenya, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.
- World median
- 2.9
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 2.8 Rwanda
- Land neighbours
- Somalia 2
Key 4 of 4
ICT Goods Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Kenya, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.
- World median
- 0.975
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 1.26 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Tanzania 0.1 · Uganda 0.07
02Over time
Which way Kenya is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) · higher is better
KenyaWorld median
Kenya rose from 60.77 in 2006 to 78.4 in 2026; the world median went from 52.25 to 56.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Kenya World median 2026 78.400 56.21 2025 83.054 60.84 2024 69.654 55.22 2023 66.372 54.78 2022 58.753 51.49 2021 56.042 52.64 2020 56.402 47.86 2019 61.833 51.05 2018 60.867 52.03 2017 57.936 49.87 2016 56.311 48.09 2015 60.017 49.13 2014 60.341 48.08 2013 57.764 51.32 2012 56.736 47.44 2011 66.011 50.26 2010 60.865 50.51 2009 60.442 53.04 2008 59.293 51.68 2007 63.053 55.78 2006 60.771 52.25 Logistics Performance Index
LPI score (1–5) · higher is better
KenyaWorld median
Kenya rose from 2.521 in 2007 to 2.815 in 2018; the world median went from 2.529 to 2.706.
Every year’s figures
Year Kenya World median 2023 — 2.900 2018 2.815 2.706 2016 3.331 2.734 2014 2.812 2.753 2012 2.434 2.773 2010 2.590 2.746 2007 2.521 2.529 ICT Goods Exports
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) · higher is better
KenyaWorld median
Kenya rose from 0.03 in 2000 to 0.37 in 2023; the world median went from 0.43 to 0.69.
Every year’s figures
Year Kenya World median 2024 — 0.975000 2023 0.37 0.690000 2022 0.21 0.565000 2021 0.25 0.550000 2020 0.27 0.680000 2019 0.37 0.625000 2018 0.27 0.480000 2017 0.31 0.630000 2016 1.50 0.865000 2015 0.48 0.790000 2014 — 0.760000 2013 0.72 0.645000 2012 — 0.630000 2011 — 0.535000 2010 1.33 0.560000 2009 1.12 0.780000 2008 1.07 0.595000 2007 0.68 0.660000 2006 0.31 0.445000 2005 0.21 0.570000 2004 0.11 0.535000 2003 0.21 0.530000 2002 0.71 0.510000 2001 0.12 0.490000 2000 0.03 0.430000
03In context
Kenya beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.
Kenya and the countries it borders
Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) | Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in port | Logistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5) | ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 44th | 83.05 | 2.8 | — | — |
 Tanzaniacompare | =139th | 69.73 | 8.8 | — | 0.1 |
 Somalia | 159th | 39.57 | 7.1 | 2 | — |
 Ethiopiacompare | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 South Sudan | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Ugandacompare | not placed | — | — | — | 0.07 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 177.
Placed either side on mobility & trade
The countries immediately above and below Kenya in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Kenya is ahead of the world, and behind
24 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median1
Statistics on which Kenya does better than the middle country measured.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4232.6225.42▲ Improved since 2014
Kenya: 32.62 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 66th of 170 · derived.
Behind the world median5
Statistics on which Kenya does worse than the middle country measured.
Average Time to Clear Exports Through CustomsWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.4565.7574.456No earlier reading
Kenya: 5.757 · world median 4.456 · Average time to clear exports through customs (days). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 27.46; lower is better.
Position 66th of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.
Cost of Sending RemittancesWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 3.2253.863.225▲ Improved since 2016
Kenya: 3.86 · world median 3.225 · Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -49.69 to 19.63; lower is better.
Position 35th of 93 · derived, 1st = worst.
Freedom of Foreign MovementV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.20.7451.2▼ Worsened since 2015
Kenya: 0.745 · world median 1.2 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +2.9); higher = freer movement. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.642 to 2.727; higher is better.
Position 114th of 176 · derived.
FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2024 · world median 0.0790.2230.079No real change since 2018
Kenya: 0.223 · world median 0.079 · FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.567; lower is better.
Position 19th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.370.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Kenya: 0.37 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 20th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end18
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,836218,6461,836No real change since 2015
Kenya: 218,646 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.
Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,269617,12512,269Moved since 2015
Kenya: 617,125 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.6611.73.66Moved since 2012
Kenya: 11.7 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,323992,536223,323Moved since 2015
Kenya: 992,536 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.
EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,451540,466444,451No real change since 2015
Kenya: 540,466 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.
Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 2022 · world median 42.849.542.8No real change since 2012
Kenya: 49.5 · world median 42.8 · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from -1,894 to 100.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1769.9367.17Moved since 2014
Kenya: 69.93 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7882,005,0761,827,788Moved since 2014
Kenya: 2,005,076 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 51st of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.133-0.181-0.133Moved since 2013
Kenya: -0.181 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.9291.235Moved since 2015
Kenya: 0.929 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2398.6103.23Moved since 2015
Kenya: 98.6 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6026.0419.602Moved since 2015
Kenya: 6.041 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7325.55275.73Moved since 2016
Kenya: 25.55 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.0891.7596.089Moved since 2015
Kenya: 1.759 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.1860.306Moved since 2015
Kenya: 0.186 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7221.7641.72No real change since 2015
Kenya: 21.76 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 119th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3415.7636.34Moved since 2015
Kenya: 15.76 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 120th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6837.5279.68No real change since 2015
Kenya: 37.52 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 123rd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Kenya
Creative Services Exports (last 2023), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2019), Logistics Performance Index (last 2018) and Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2019). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Mobility & Trade among Kenya’s 16 topics
Mobility & Trade is Kenya’s best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Trade44th of 1772/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability47th of 1864/4 keys
- Energy49th of 1653/3 keys
- Digital & Technology72nd of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation82nd of 1764/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 96th of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties106th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 106th of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security111th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge137th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour139th of 1824/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing166th of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital167th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 165th of 1934/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 158th of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality141st of 1593/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on mobility & trade
The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders Kenya can most readily be measured against.
1
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
MacauEastern Asia
2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
Hong KongEastern Asia
3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
South Africa39th4/4 keysHighest in Eastern Africa
Kenya44th2/4 keys
Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Kenya and mobility & trade
On mobility & trade
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On mobility & trade
The World’s Safest Airlines for 2025
The eleven safest airlines of 2025, each beside the country it is based in, and the nine things the grading looks at. Three airlines share third place, and the publisher gives an order but no score.
On mobility & trade
The world’s most powerful passports for 2025
Sixteen passports, their mobility scores, and the visa-free, visa-on-arrival and visa-required split behind each. Fourteen share third place while differing in how they reach it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Passport strength and visa-free travel are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, the cost of sending money home, migrant numbers, refugees and student mobility are published as context: they describe how much crosses a border, not how well a country handles it. Services sold over the internet are measured under Digital & Technology.
How the Mobility & Trade standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The mobility & trade method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Liner Shipping Connectivity Index — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Container Import Dwell Time — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Logistics Performance Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- ICT Goods Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 24 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Kenya’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Kenya (banner) — John Storr, CC0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Macau — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hong Kong — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Kenya: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/kenya/mobility