Switzerland (CHE) and Kenya (KEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Switzerland-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $78.1M to Kenya. The main products that Switzerland exported to Kenya were Packaged Medicaments ($19.4M), Petroleum Gas ($8.4M), and Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($7.48M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.58%, from $98.7M in 2018 to $78.1M in 2023.

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

Kenya-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $82M to Switzerland. The main products that Kenya exported to Switzerland were Cut Flowers ($31.2M), Coffee ($30.5M), and Tea ($8.05M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 7.07%, from $58.3M in 2018 to $82M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Switzerland ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.96), and 17 in total exports ($398B). That same year, Kenya ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.47), and 109 in total exports ($8.59B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Switzerland exported $78.1M to Kenya. The main products exported from Switzerland to Kenya were Packaged Medicaments ($19.4M), Petroleum Gas ($8.4M), and Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($7.48M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.58%, from $98.7M in 2018 to $78.1M in 2023.

In 2018, Kenya exported $82M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Kenya to Switzerland were Cut Flowers ($31.2M), Coffee ($30.5M), and Tea ($8.05M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 7.07%, from $58.3M in 2023 to $82M in 2018.

Exports from Switzerland () to Kenya () (2023)

Exports from Kenya () to Switzerland () (2023)

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Trade between Switzerland () and Kenya ()

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Switzerland
Top DestinationGermany$53.8B

Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Kenya included Germany ($53.8B), China ($47.7B), and United States ($45.1B).

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

Difference in imports from Kenya () and Switzerland () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Kenya

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

During 2023, Switzerland had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Chemical Products ($32.5M), Mineral Products ($10.1M), and Machines ($9.25M).

During 2018, Kenya had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Vegetable Products ($78M), Textiles ($1.03M), and Machines ($765k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Switzerland Kenya+$11.5MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Kenya Switzerland+$11MGold

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Switzerland () to Kenya () (2023)

Exports from Kenya () to Switzerland () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland () and Kenya ()

Switzerland Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Kenya () and Switzerland () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Kenya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Switzerland () and Kenya () (2023)

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