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Kenya-Burundi Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $64M to Burundi. The main products that Kenya exported to Burundi were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($4.78M), Phosphatic Fertilizers ($4.51M), and Confectionery Sugar ($4.49M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Burundi have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.12%, from $71.2M in 2017 to $64M in 2022.

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

Burundi-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Burundi exported $3.06M to Kenya. The main products that Burundi exported to Kenya were Coffee ($937k), Refined Petroleum ($912k), and Electric Motor Parts ($388k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burundi to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $1.64M in 2017 to $3.06M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B). That same year, Burundi ranked 190 in total exports ($187M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $64M to Burundi. The main products exported from Kenya to Burundi were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($4.78M), Phosphatic Fertilizers ($4.51M), and Confectionery Sugar ($4.49M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Burundi have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.12%, from $71.2M in 2017 to $64M in 2022.

In 2017, Burundi exported $3.06M to Kenya. The main products exported from Burundi to Kenya were Coffee ($937k), Refined Petroleum ($912k), and Electric Motor Parts ($388k). During the last 5 years the exports of Burundi to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $1.64M in 2022 to $3.06M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Burundi () (2022)

Exports from Burundi () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Burundi ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Burundi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$59.9M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Burundi included United States ($722M), Uganda ($677M), and Pakistan ($541M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Burundi than Kenya included North Korea ($49.3k), Andorra ($15.1k), and Belize ($10.9k).

Difference in imports from Burundi () and Kenya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Burundi

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Burundi in the exports of Metals ($18.6M), Chemical Products ($15.5M), and Foodstuffs ($8.96M).

During 2017, Burundi had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.04M), Mineral Products ($912k), and Machines ($526k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Burundi+$241kCement

Top Product Potential Burundi Kenya+$1.23MRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Burundi () (2022)

Exports from Burundi () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Burundi ()

Kenya Exports

Burundi Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Burundi () and Kenya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Burundi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Kenya () and Burundi () (2022)

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