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$1.15TCURRENT US$
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30.6%CURRENT US$
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$108BCURRENT US$
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75.2%CURRENT US$
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$64,572CURRENT US$
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22.8%CURRENT US$
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$1,952CURRENT US$
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42.4%CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $377M to Kenya. The main products that Netherlands exported to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($164M), Cranes ($35.3M), and Coal Tar Oil ($16.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 2.81%, from $328M in 2018 to $377M in 2023.

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

Kenya-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $706M to Netherlands. The main products that Kenya exported to Netherlands were Cut Flowers ($331M), Tropical Fruits ($107M), and Refined Petroleum ($84.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 4.84%,  from $557M in 2018 to $706M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B). That same year, Kenya ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.47), and 109 in total exports ($8.59B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Netherlands exported $377M to Kenya. The main products exported from Netherlands to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($164M), Cranes ($35.3M), and Coal Tar Oil ($16.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 2.81%, from $328M in 2018 to $377M in 2023.

In 2018, Kenya exported $706M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Kenya to Netherlands were Cut Flowers ($331M), Tropical Fruits ($107M), and Refined Petroleum ($84.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 4.84%, from $557M in 2023 to $706M in 2018.

Exports from Netherlands (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$96.9B
Kenya
Top Destination
Uganda$893M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Kenya included Germany ($96.9B), Belgium ($87B), and France ($67.3B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Netherlands included Uganda ($893M), Tanzania ($451M), and Rwanda ($302M).

Difference in imports from Kenya (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Netherlands had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($181M), Machines ($76.8M), and Chemical Products ($38.8M).

During 2018, Kenya had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Vegetable Products ($568M), Mineral Products ($91.7M), and Foodstuffs ($13.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Netherlands Kenya+$88.2MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Kenya Netherlands+$7.18MCoffee

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

Product Space of Netherlands (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2023)

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