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2023
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Exports $838MRnk 2 / 187
2023
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Top Product $157MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
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Exports $784MRnk 91 / 220
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Top Product $194MPetroleum Gas
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.47Rnk 86 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 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$27.7TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH64.2%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$82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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Kenya-United States Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $838M to United States. The main products that Kenya exported to United States were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($157M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($146M), and Coffee ($73M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 5.38%, from $645M in 2018 to $838M in 2023.

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

United States-Kenya Trade: In 2023, United States exported $784M to Kenya. The main products that United States exported to Kenya were Petroleum Gas ($194M), Wheat ($54.7M), and Other Plastic Products ($32.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 8.77%,  from $515M in 2018 to $784M in 2023.

In 2023, United States 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 States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Kenya exported $838M to United States. The main products exported from Kenya to United States were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($157M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($146M), and Coffee ($73M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 5.38%, from $645M in 2018 to $838M in 2023.

In 2018, United States exported $784M to Kenya. The main products exported from United States to Kenya were Petroleum Gas ($194M), Wheat ($54.7M), and Other Plastic Products ($32.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 8.77%, from $515M in 2023 to $784M in 2018.

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2023)

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

Kenya Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Kenya included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Kenya had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($460M), Chemical Products ($168M), and Vegetable Products ($107M).

During 2018, United States had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($211M), Machines ($144M), and Vegetable Products ($81.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya United States+$46.7MCoffee
Top Product Potential United States Kenya+$20.1MPetroleum Gas

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

Product Space of Kenya (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

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