Kenya (KEN) and Zimbabwe (ZWE) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $26.6M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Kenya exported to Zimbabwe were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($5.33M), Metal Stoppers ($3.38M), and Margarine ($2.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 12.3%, from $14.9M in 2017 to $26.6M in 2022.

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

Zimbabwe-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $12.6M to Kenya. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Kenya were Raw Tobacco ($6.39M), Raw Sugar ($4.77M), and Corn ($621k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.56%, from $19.7M in 2017 to $12.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Zimbabwe 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, Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $26.6M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Kenya to Zimbabwe were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($5.33M), Metal Stoppers ($3.38M), and Margarine ($2.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 12.3%, from $14.9M in 2017 to $26.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Zimbabwe exported $12.6M to Kenya. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Kenya were Raw Tobacco ($6.39M), Raw Sugar ($4.77M), and Corn ($621k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.56%, from $19.7M in 2022 to $12.6M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Zimbabwe ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Zimbabwe
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.78B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Kenya included United Arab Emirates ($4.78B), South Africa ($1.47B), and China ($625M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Zimbabwe

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Paper Goods ($5.94M), Metals ($5.13M), and Chemical Products ($4.62M).

During 2017, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Foodstuffs ($11.2M), Vegetable Products ($1.14M), and Textiles ($143k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Zimbabwe+$386kSoap

Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Kenya+$1.68MRaw Tobacco

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Zimbabwe ()

Kenya Exports

Zimbabwe Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Zimbabwe

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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

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