Kenya (KEN) and Portugal (PRT) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Portugal Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $9.43M to Portugal. The main products that Kenya exported to Portugal were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($4.19M), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($1.85M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($984k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $5.58M in 2017 to $9.43M in 2022.

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

Portugal-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Portugal exported $17.9M to Kenya. The main products that Portugal exported to Kenya were Synthetic Filament Tow ($2.54M), Electrical Transformers ($1.69M), and Special purpose motor vehicles ($1.04M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.02%, from $24.4M in 2017 to $17.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Portugal 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, Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 48 in total exports ($81.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $9.43M to Portugal. The main products exported from Kenya to Portugal were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($4.19M), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($1.85M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($984k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $5.58M in 2017 to $9.43M in 2022.

In 2017, Portugal exported $17.9M to Kenya. The main products exported from Portugal to Kenya were Synthetic Filament Tow ($2.54M), Electrical Transformers ($1.69M), and Special purpose motor vehicles ($1.04M). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.02%, from $24.4M in 2022 to $17.9M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Portugal () (2022)

Exports from Portugal () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Portugal ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Portugal
Top DestinationSpain$20.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Portugal included Uganda ($677M), Pakistan ($541M), and Tanzania ($418M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Portugal than Kenya included Spain ($20.5B), France ($9.49B), and Germany ($8.76B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Portugal

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Portugal in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($4.19M), Animal Products ($2.58M), and Foodstuffs ($2.24M).

During 2017, Portugal had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Machines ($6.48M), Textiles ($2.81M), and Transportation ($1.63M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Portugal+$474kOther Processed Fruits and Nuts

Top Product Potential Portugal Kenya+$951kDelivery Trucks

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Portugal () (2022)

Exports from Portugal () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Portugal ()

Kenya Exports

Portugal Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Portugal

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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