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About

Ireland-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Ireland exported $38M to Kenya. The main products that Ireland exported to Kenya were Packaged Medicaments ($7.86M), Other Edible Preparations ($5.9M), and Concentrated Milk ($5.58M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ireland to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $68.1M in 2018 to $38M in 2023.

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

Kenya-Ireland Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $50.4M to Ireland. The main products that Kenya exported to Ireland were Coffee and Tea Extracts ($14.4M), Tea ($12.7M), and Platinum ($10.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 16.4%,  from $23.6M in 2018 to $50.4M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Ireland ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.31), and 29 in total exports ($241B). 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, Ireland exported $38M to Kenya. The main products exported from Ireland to Kenya were Packaged Medicaments ($7.86M), Other Edible Preparations ($5.9M), and Concentrated Milk ($5.58M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ireland to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $68.1M in 2018 to $38M in 2023.

In 2018, Kenya exported $50.4M to Ireland. The main products exported from Kenya to Ireland were Coffee and Tea Extracts ($14.4M), Tea ($12.7M), and Platinum ($10.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 16.4%, from $23.6M in 2023 to $50.4M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ireland
Top Destination
United States$67.4B
Kenya
Top Destination
Uganda$893M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ireland than Kenya included United States ($67.4B), Germany ($26.7B), and United Kingdom ($20.5B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Ireland included Uganda ($893M), Pakistan ($520M), and Tanzania ($451M).

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

Comparative Advantage Ireland - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Ireland had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Chemical Products ($14.9M), Foodstuffs ($8.22M), and Animal Products ($5.85M).

During 2018, Kenya had a large net trade with Ireland in the exports of Vegetable Products ($19.8M), Foodstuffs ($15.3M), and Precious Metals ($10.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Ireland Kenya+$9.1MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Kenya Ireland+$1.57MCut Flowers

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

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

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