Kenya (KEN) and Ethiopia (ETH) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $95.1M to Ethiopia. The main products that Kenya exported to Ethiopia were Palm Oil ($12.4M), Metal Stoppers ($7.95M), and Yeast ($6.92M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.73%, from $68.7M in 2017 to $95.1M in 2022.

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

Ethiopia-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $26.6M to Kenya. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Kenya were Dried Legumes ($6.26M), Dried Vegetables ($5.01M), and Corn ($2.68M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $48M in 2017 to $26.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Ethiopia 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, Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $95.1M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Kenya to Ethiopia were Palm Oil ($12.4M), Metal Stoppers ($7.95M), and Yeast ($6.92M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.73%, from $68.7M in 2017 to $95.1M in 2022.

In 2017, Ethiopia exported $26.6M to Kenya. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Kenya were Dried Legumes ($6.26M), Dried Vegetables ($5.01M), and Corn ($2.68M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $48M in 2022 to $26.6M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Ethiopia () (2022)

Exports from Ethiopia () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Ethiopia ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$723M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Ethiopia included Uganda ($677M), Pakistan ($541M), and Rwanda ($439M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Kenya included United Arab Emirates ($723M), Saudi Arabia ($268M), and Somalia ($265M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Ethiopia

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Chemical Products ($19.4M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($15.1M), and Foodstuffs ($14.2M).

During 2017, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($16.7M), Textiles ($3.17M), and Stone And Glass ($2.33M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Ethiopia+$6.49MPalm Oil

Top Product Potential Ethiopia Kenya+$3.01MDried Legumes

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Ethiopia () (2022)

Exports from Ethiopia () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Ethiopia ()

Kenya Exports

Ethiopia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Ethiopia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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