Kenya (KEN) and Russia (RUS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Russia Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $34M to Russia. The main products that Kenya exported to Russia were Tea ($31.2M), Cut Flowers ($916k), and Tropical Fruits ($522k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 20%, from $104M in 2018 to $34M in 2023.

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

Russia-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Russia exported $590M to Kenya. The main products that Russia exported to Kenya were Wheat ($453M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($107M), and Corn ($9.81M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 9.93%, from $304M in 2018 to $590M in 2023.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Kenya worth $943k, with Transportation ($479k), Other business services ($214k), and Computer and information services ($197k) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023, Kenya ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.47), and 109 in total exports ($8.59B). That same year, Russia ranked 50 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.3), and 18 in total exports ($394B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Kenya exported $34M to Russia. The main products exported from Kenya to Russia were Tea ($31.2M), Cut Flowers ($916k), and Tropical Fruits ($522k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 20%, from $104M in 2018 to $34M in 2023.

In 2018, Russia exported $590M to Kenya. The main products exported from Russia to Kenya were Wheat ($453M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($107M), and Corn ($9.81M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 9.93%, from $304M in 2023 to $590M in 2018.

Exports from Kenya () to Russia () (2023)

Exports from Russia () to Kenya () (2023)

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Trade between Kenya () and Russia ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

Russia
Top DestinationChina$129B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Russia included Uganda ($893M), Rwanda ($302M), and South Sudan ($227M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Russia than Kenya included China ($129B), India ($66.1B), and Turkey ($31B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Russia

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

During 2023, Kenya had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($33.2M), Foodstuffs ($553k), and Paper Goods ($132k).

During 2018, Russia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($463M), Chemical Products ($124M), and Paper Goods ($1.37M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Russia+$8.03MCut Flowers

Top Product Potential Russia Kenya+$11.3MSemi-Finished Iron

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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Bilateral Service Trade

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In 2020, Russia exported services to Kenya worth $943k, with Transportation ($479k), Other business services ($214k), and Computer and information services ($197k) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Russia () to Kenya () (2020)

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Russia () (2023)

Exports from Russia () to Kenya () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Russia ()

Kenya Exports

Russia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Russia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Bilateral Service Trade

Services Exports from Russia () to Kenya () (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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