Kenya (KEN) and Burundi (BDI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Burundi Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $68.6M to Burundi. The main products that Kenya exported to Burundi were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($4.47M), Other Edible Preparations ($4.29M), and Raw Iron Bars ($3.52M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Burundi have increased at an annualized rate of 6.61%, from $49.8M in 2018 to $68.6M in 2023.

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

Burundi-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Burundi exported $106k to Kenya. The main products that Burundi exported to Kenya were Tea ($69.5k), Used Clothing ($13.1k), and Bran ($9.55k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burundi to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 48.8%, from $3.02M in 2018 to $106k in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023, Kenya ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.47), and 109 in total exports ($8.59B). That same year, Burundi ranked 186 in total exports ($199M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Kenya exported $68.6M to Burundi. The main products exported from Kenya to Burundi were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($4.47M), Other Edible Preparations ($4.29M), and Raw Iron Bars ($3.52M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Burundi have increased at an annualized rate of 6.61%, from $49.8M in 2018 to $68.6M in 2023.

In 2018, Burundi exported $106k to Kenya. The main products exported from Burundi to Kenya were Tea ($69.5k), Used Clothing ($13.1k), and Bran ($9.55k). During the last 5 years the exports of Burundi to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 48.8%, from $3.02M in 2023 to $106k in 2018.

Exports from Kenya () to Burundi () (2023)

Exports from Burundi () to Kenya () (2023)

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Trade between Kenya () and Burundi ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

Burundi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$117M

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 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Burundi included Uganda ($893M), United States ($838M), and Netherlands ($706M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Burundi than Kenya included Andorra ($53.8k) and Grenada ($797).

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

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 2023, Kenya had a large net trade with Burundi in the exports of Metals ($16.8M), Chemical Products ($10.7M), and Foodstuffs ($10.2M).

During 2018, Burundi had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($69.5k), Textiles ($13.5k), and Foodstuffs ($9.64k).

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 () (2023)

Exports from Burundi () to Kenya () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Burundi ()

Kenya Exports

Burundi Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Burundi

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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