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About

Ghana-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $5.46M to Kenya. The main products that Ghana exported to Kenya were Coconut Oil ($2.44M), Cocoa Powder ($1.66M), and Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($595k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 22.7%, from $1.96M in 2017 to $5.46M in 2022.

In 2022, Ghana did not export any services to Kenya.

Kenya-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $9.53M to Ghana. The main products that Kenya exported to Ghana were Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($5.08M), Tea ($1.24M), and Aluminium Plating ($580k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 5.91%,  from $7.15M in 2017 to $9.53M in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya did not export any services to Ghana.

Comparison: In 2022,  Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B). That same year, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Ghana exported $5.46M to Kenya. The main products exported from Ghana to Kenya were Coconut Oil ($2.44M), Cocoa Powder ($1.66M), and Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($595k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 22.7%, from $1.96M in 2017 to $5.46M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $9.53M to Ghana. The main products exported from Kenya to Ghana were Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($5.08M), Tea ($1.24M), and Aluminium Plating ($580k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 5.91%, from $7.15M in 2022 to $9.53M in 2017.

Exports from Ghana (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to Ghana (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana (Flag) and Kenya (Flag)

Ghana Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ghana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.72B
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Kenya included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Switzerland ($3.37B), and United States ($2.83B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Ghana included Uganda ($677M), Pakistan ($541M), and Rwanda ($439M).

Difference in imports from Kenya (Flag) and Ghana (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Ghana had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($2.44M), Foodstuffs ($1.69M), and Vegetable Products ($597k).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Textiles ($5.16M), Vegetable Products ($1.41M), and Metals ($1.02M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ghana Kenya+$426kRubber
Top Product Potential Kenya Ghana+$2.12MTea

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

Product Space of Ghana (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2022)

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