Kenya (KEN) and Chad (TCD) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Chad Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $556k to Chad. The main products that Kenya exported to Chad were Tea ($1.33M), Packaged Medicaments ($76.1k), and Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($56.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 75%, from $33.9k in 2017 to $556k in 2022.

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

Chad-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Chad exported $12.3k to Kenya. The main products that Chad exported to Kenya were Used Clothing ($1.73k), Aircraft Parts ($1.04k), and Cutlery Sets ($355). Over the past 5 years the exports of Chad to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 22.9%, from $4.38k in 2017 to $12.3k in 2022.

In 2022, Chad 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, Chad ranked 129 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.74), and 130 in total exports ($4.39B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $556k to Chad. The main products exported from Kenya to Chad were Tea ($1.33M), Packaged Medicaments ($76.1k), and Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($56.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 75%, from $33.9k in 2017 to $556k in 2022.

In 2017, Chad exported $12.3k to Kenya. The main products exported from Chad to Kenya were Used Clothing ($1.73k), Aircraft Parts ($1.04k), and Cutlery Sets ($355). During the last 18 years the exports of Chad to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 22.9%, from $4.38k in 1999 to $12.3k in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Chad () (2022)

Exports from Chad () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Chad ()

Kenya Exports

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Chad
Top DestinationGermany$1.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Chad included United States ($722M), Uganda ($677M), and Pakistan ($541M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Chad than Kenya included Germany ($1.1B), China ($933M), and United Arab Emirates ($883M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Chad

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Chad in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.33M), Chemical Products ($76.9k), and Textiles ($61k).

During 2017, Chad had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Textiles ($1.73k), Transportation ($1.04k), and Metals ($376).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Chad+$166kTea

Top Product Potential Chad Kenya+$3.2kGold

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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Chad () (2022)

Exports from Chad () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Chad ()

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Chad

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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