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2023
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Exports $493MRnk 6 / 187
2023
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Top Product $162MCut Flowers
2023
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Exports $317MRnk 78 / 223
2023
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Top Product $46MPlanes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.47Rnk 86 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 11 / 132
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GDP$108BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH75.2%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$3.38TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH21.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $1,952CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH42.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$49,464CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH13.9%CURRENT US$
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Kenya-United Kingdom Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $493M to United Kingdom. The main products that Kenya exported to United Kingdom were Cut Flowers ($162M), Tea ($121M), and Legumes ($47M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 2.94%, from $427M in 2018 to $493M in 2023.

In 2023, Kenya did not export any services to United Kingdom.

United Kingdom-Kenya Trade: In 2023, United Kingdom exported $317M to Kenya. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Kenya were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($46M), Gas Turbines ($23.1M), and Hard Liquor ($21.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.74%,  from $474M in 2018 to $317M in 2023.

In 2023, United Kingdom 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, United Kingdom ranked 11 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 14 in total exports ($429B).

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Trade between Kenya (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag)

Kenya Exports

United Kingdom Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M
United Kingdom
Top DestinationUnited States$59.7B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than United Kingdom included Uganda ($893M), Rwanda ($302M), and Tanzania ($451M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Kenya included United States ($59.7B), China ($35.3B), and Germany ($34.6B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2023)

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya United Kingdom+$8.6MCoffee
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Kenya+$33.6MRefined 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

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Kenya and United Kingdom. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Kingdom. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Kingdom indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

Product Space of Kenya (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (NaN)

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