Kenya (KEN) and Belgium (BEL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $98.6M to Belgium. The main products that Kenya exported to Belgium were Coffee ($42.5M), Titanium Ore ($28.6M), and Legumes ($5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $58.2M in 2017 to $98.6M in 2022.

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

Belgium-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $201M to Kenya. The main products that Belgium exported to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($77.4M), Packaged Medicaments ($15.7M), and Other Heating Machinery ($12.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 8.67%, from $132M in 2017 to $201M in 2022.

In 2022, Belgium 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, Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $98.6M to Belgium. The main products exported from Kenya to Belgium were Coffee ($42.5M), Titanium Ore ($28.6M), and Legumes ($5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $58.2M in 2017 to $98.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Belgium exported $201M to Kenya. The main products exported from Belgium to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($77.4M), Packaged Medicaments ($15.7M), and Other Heating Machinery ($12.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 8.67%, from $132M in 2022 to $201M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Belgium () (2022)

Exports from Belgium () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Belgium ()

Kenya Exports

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Belgium
Top DestinationGermany$91.9B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Belgium included Uganda ($677M), Rwanda ($439M), and South Sudan ($170M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Belgium than Kenya included Germany ($91.9B), France ($71.1B), and Netherlands ($65.7B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Belgium

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Vegetable Products ($51.9M), Mineral Products ($29.2M), and Foodstuffs ($9.62M).

During 2017, Belgium had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($77.7M), Chemical Products ($55.5M), and Machines ($26.7M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Belgium+$3.94MCoffee

Top Product Potential Belgium Kenya+$55.2MRefined 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 Belgium. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Belgium () (2022)

Exports from Belgium () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Belgium ()

Kenya Exports

Belgium Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Belgium

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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