Kenya (KEN) and Brazil (BRA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Brazil Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $1.71M to Brazil. The main products that Kenya exported to Brazil were Coffee and Tea Extracts ($891k), Knit Sweaters ($368k), and Other Heating Machinery ($158k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Brazil have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.7%, from $3.77M in 2017 to $1.71M in 2022.

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

Brazil-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Brazil exported $71.5M to Kenya. The main products that Brazil exported to Kenya were Tractors ($16.1M), Raw Sugar ($4.26M), and Ethylene Polymers ($3.67M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Brazil to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.2%, from $188M in 2017 to $71.5M in 2022.

In 2022, Brazil 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, Brazil ranked 49 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.36), and 25 in total exports ($341B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $1.71M to Brazil. The main products exported from Kenya to Brazil were Coffee and Tea Extracts ($891k), Knit Sweaters ($368k), and Other Heating Machinery ($158k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Brazil have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.7%, from $3.77M in 2017 to $1.71M in 2022.

In 2017, Brazil exported $71.5M to Kenya. The main products exported from Brazil to Kenya were Tractors ($16.1M), Raw Sugar ($4.26M), and Ethylene Polymers ($3.67M). During the last 5 years the exports of Brazil to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.2%, from $188M in 2022 to $71.5M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Brazil () (2022)

Exports from Brazil () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Brazil ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Brazil
Top DestinationChina$90.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Brazil included Uganda ($677M), Rwanda ($439M), and Tanzania ($418M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Brazil than Kenya included China ($90.1B), United States ($36.6B), and Argentina ($15.4B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Brazil

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Brazil in the exports of Foodstuffs ($892k), Textiles ($440k), and Machines ($214k).

During 2017, Brazil had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Transportation ($23.8M), Machines ($11.6M), and Foodstuffs ($8.77M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Brazil+$687kKnit Sweaters

Top Product Potential Brazil Kenya+$6.22MRaw Sugar

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Brazil () (2022)

Exports from Brazil () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Brazil ()

Kenya Exports

Brazil Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Brazil

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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