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About

Canada-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Canada exported $127M to Kenya. The main products that Canada exported to Kenya were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($45.6M), Wheat ($30.4M), and Used Clothing ($8.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 6.81%, from $91M in 2018 to $127M in 2023.

In 2020, Canada exported services to Kenya worth $1.49M, with Communications services ($1.49M) being the largest in terms of value.

Kenya-Canada Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $34.9M to Canada. The main products that Kenya exported to Canada were Coffee ($7.02M), Knit T-shirts ($4.1M), and Tea ($3.48M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Canada have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.92%,  from $42.7M in 2018 to $34.9M in 2023.

In 2023, Kenya did not export any services to Canada.

Comparison: In 2023,  Canada ranked 30 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.9), and 10 in total exports ($574B). That same year, Kenya ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.47), and 109 in total exports ($8.59B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Canada exported $127M to Kenya. The main products exported from Canada to Kenya were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($45.6M), Wheat ($30.4M), and Used Clothing ($8.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 6.81%, from $91M in 2018 to $127M in 2023.

In 2018, Kenya exported $34.9M to Canada. The main products exported from Kenya to Canada were Coffee ($7.02M), Knit T-shirts ($4.1M), and Tea ($3.48M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Canada have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.92%, from $42.7M in 2023 to $34.9M in 2018.

Exports from Canada (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to Canada (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Canada
Top Destination
United States$410B
Kenya
Top Destination
Uganda$893M

This map shows whether countries import more from Canada or Kenya. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Canada and Kenya or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Canada than Kenya included United States ($410B), China ($31.1B), and United Kingdom ($18B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Canada included Uganda ($893M), Tanzania ($451M), and Rwanda ($302M).

Difference in imports from Kenya (Flag) and Canada (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Canada - Kenya

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Canada and Kenya by product, considering products traded by both, Canada and Kenya.

During 2023, Canada had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Transportation ($47.8M), Vegetable Products ($36.7M), and Machines ($18M).

During 2018, Kenya had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Vegetable Products ($15.9M), Textiles ($15.4M), and Animal Products ($1.16M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Canada Kenya+$11.7MWheat
Top Product Potential Kenya Canada+$5.53MCoffee

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Canada and Kenya. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Canada indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Canada.

Product Space of Canada (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2023)

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