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

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Kenya-Ethiopia Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $115M to Ethiopia. The main products that Kenya exported to Ethiopia were Packaged Medicaments ($6.65M), Pesticides ($6.54M), and Cleaning Products ($5.26M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.8%, from $60.4M in 2018 to $115M in 2023.

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

Ethiopia-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Ethiopia exported $109M to Kenya. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Kenya were Electricity ($44.2M), Dried Legumes ($29.1M), and Other Construction Vehicles ($15.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 21.5%, from $28M in 2018 to $109M in 2023.

In 2023, Ethiopia 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, Ethiopia ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 137 in total exports ($3.97B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Kenya exported $115M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Kenya to Ethiopia were Packaged Medicaments ($6.65M), Pesticides ($6.54M), and Cleaning Products ($5.26M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.8%, from $60.4M in 2018 to $115M in 2023.

In 2018, Ethiopia exported $109M to Kenya. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Kenya were Electricity ($44.2M), Dried Legumes ($29.1M), and Other Construction Vehicles ($15.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 21.5%, from $28M in 2023 to $109M in 2018.

Exports from Kenya () to Ethiopia () (2023)

Exports from Ethiopia () to Kenya () (2023)

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Trade between Kenya () and Ethiopia ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited States$487M

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 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Ethiopia included Uganda ($893M), Netherlands ($706M), and Pakistan ($520M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Kenya included China ($402M), Saudi Arabia ($304M), and Djibouti ($155M).

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

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 2023, Kenya had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Chemical Products ($42.5M), Foodstuffs ($11.3M), and Machines ($10.1M).

During 2018, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($44.7M), Vegetable Products ($31.2M), and Machines ($22M).

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 () (2023)

Exports from Ethiopia () to Kenya () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Ethiopia ()

Kenya Exports

Ethiopia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Ethiopia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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