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Nepal-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Nepal exported $172k to Kenya. The main products that Nepal exported to Kenya were Non-Retail Synthetic Staple Fibers Yarn ($130k), Packaged Medicaments ($16.3k), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($15.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nepal to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 15.3%, from $84.4k in 2017 to $172k in 2022.

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

Kenya-Nepal Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $327k to Nepal. The main products that Kenya exported to Nepal were Medical Instruments ($243k), Carbonates ($59.1k), and Tropical Fruits ($11.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Nepal have increased at an annualized rate of 15.3%,  from $105k in 2017 to $327k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Nepal ranked 153 in total exports ($1.43B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Nepal exported $172k to Kenya. The main products exported from Nepal to Kenya were Non-Retail Synthetic Staple Fibers Yarn ($130k), Packaged Medicaments ($16.3k), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($15.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nepal to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 15.3%, from $84.4k in 2017 to $172k in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $327k to Nepal. The main products exported from Kenya to Nepal were Medical Instruments ($243k), Carbonates ($59.1k), and Tropical Fruits ($11.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Nepal have increased at an annualized rate of 15.3%, from $105k in 2022 to $327k in 2017.

Exports from Nepal (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to Nepal (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Nepal (Flag) and Kenya (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Nepal
Top Destination
India$956M
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nepal than Kenya included India ($956M), Central African Republic ($8.88M), and Turkey ($28.3M).

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

Difference in imports from Kenya (Flag) and Nepal (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Nepal - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Nepal had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Textiles ($140k), Chemical Products ($31.5k), and Machines ($333).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Nepal in the exports of Instruments ($247k), Chemical Products ($59.2k), and Vegetable Products ($11.6k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Nepal Kenya+$193kNon-Retail Synthetic Staple Fibers Yarn
Top Product Potential Kenya Nepal+$142kMedical Instruments

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

Product Space of Nepal (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2022)

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