Kenya (KEN) and Libya (LBY) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Libya Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $582k to Libya. The main products that Kenya exported to Libya were Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($236k), Tropical Fruits ($209k), and Other Measuring Instruments ($65.3k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 1.87%, from $531k in 2017 to $582k in 2022.

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

Libya-Kenya In N/A, Libya did not export any products to Kenya.

In 2022, Libya 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, Libya ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 67 in total exports ($36B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $582k to Libya. The main products exported from Kenya to Libya were Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($236k), Tropical Fruits ($209k), and Other Measuring Instruments ($65.3k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 1.87%, from $531k in 2017 to $582k in 2022.

Libya does not register exports to Kenya.

Exports from Kenya () to Libya () (2022)

Exports from Libya () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Libya ()

Kenya Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Year

Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Libya
Top DestinationItaly$9.26B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Libya than Kenya included Italy ($9.26B), Spain ($3.48B), and Germany ($3.32B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Libya

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($238k), Textiles ($236k), and Instruments ($65.3k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Libya+$141kTropical Fruits

Top Product Potential Libya Kenya+$4.79kRefined 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 Libya. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Libya. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Libya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Libya () (2022)

Exports from Libya () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Libya ()

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Libya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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