France (FRA) and Kenya (KEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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France-Kenya Trade: In 2023, France exported $274M to Kenya. The main products that France exported to Kenya were Other Edible Preparations ($91M), Packaged Medicaments ($18.8M), and Small Iron Containers ($17.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 1.89%, from $249M in 2018 to $274M in 2023.

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

Kenya-France Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $113M to France. The main products that Kenya exported to France were Other Processed Vegetables ($38.5M), Tropical Fruits ($17M), and Legumes ($15.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to France have increased at an annualized rate of 0.65%, from $110M in 2018 to $113M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). 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

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In 2023, France exported $274M to Kenya. The main products exported from France to Kenya were Other Edible Preparations ($91M), Packaged Medicaments ($18.8M), and Small Iron Containers ($17.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 1.89%, from $249M in 2018 to $274M in 2023.

In 2018, Kenya exported $113M to France. The main products exported from Kenya to France were Other Processed Vegetables ($38.5M), Tropical Fruits ($17M), and Legumes ($15.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to France have increased at an annualized rate of 0.65%, from $110M in 2023 to $113M in 2018.

Exports from France () to Kenya () (2023)

Exports from Kenya () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Kenya ()

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France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Kenya included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage France - Kenya

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Foodstuffs ($106M), Chemical Products ($63.3M), and Machines ($30.7M).

During 2018, Kenya had a large net trade with France in the exports of Vegetable Products ($53.7M), Foodstuffs ($43.5M), and Textiles ($3.87M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Kenya+$17.5MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Kenya France+$7.62MTropical Fruits

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 France and Kenya. This means that a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over France.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from France () to Kenya () (2023)

Exports from Kenya () to France () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between France () and Kenya ()

France Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage France - Kenya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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