Kenya (KEN) and Spain (ESP) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Spain Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $66.3M to Spain. The main products that Kenya exported to Spain were Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($17.2M), Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($13.1M), and Tropical Fruits ($11.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $35.2M in 2017 to $66.3M in 2022.

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

Spain-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $95.4M to Kenya. The main products that Spain exported to Kenya were Iron Structures ($7.14M), Alkylbenzenes and Alkylnaphthalenes ($5.54M), and Unglazed Ceramics ($4.91M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.87%, from $116M in 2017 to $95.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Spain 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, Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $66.3M to Spain. The main products exported from Kenya to Spain were Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($17.2M), Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($13.1M), and Tropical Fruits ($11.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $35.2M in 2017 to $66.3M in 2022.

In 2017, Spain exported $95.4M to Kenya. The main products exported from Spain to Kenya were Iron Structures ($7.14M), Alkylbenzenes and Alkylnaphthalenes ($5.54M), and Unglazed Ceramics ($4.91M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.87%, from $116M in 2022 to $95.4M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Spain () (2022)

Exports from Spain () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Spain ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Spain
Top DestinationFrance$65.2B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than Kenya included France ($65.2B), Germany ($39.2B), and Portugal ($34.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Spain

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Vegetable Products ($18.6M), Mineral Products ($17.3M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($13.1M).

During 2017, Spain had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Chemical Products ($26.9M), Machines ($16.8M), and Metals ($10.8M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Spain+$5.33MTropical Fruits

Top Product Potential Spain Kenya+$8.49MRefined 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 Spain. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Spain. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Spain indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Spain () (2022)

Exports from Spain () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Spain ()

Kenya Exports

Spain Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Spain

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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