New Zealand (NZL) and Kenya (KEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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New Zealand-Kenya Trade: In 2023, New Zealand exported $2.36M to Kenya. The main products that New Zealand exported to Kenya were Harvesting Machinery ($618k), Wine ($194k), and Bulbs and Roots ($186k). Over the past 5 years the exports of New Zealand to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.4%, from $8.98M in 2018 to $2.36M in 2023.

In 2023, New Zealand did not export any services to Kenya.

Kenya-New Zealand Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $3.03M to New Zealand. The main products that Kenya exported to New Zealand were Coffee ($1.18M), Pharmaceutical Animal Products ($456k), and Other Nuts ($309k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to New Zealand have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.92%, from $3.9M in 2018 to $3.03M in 2023.

In 2023, Kenya did not export any services to New Zealand.

Comparison: In 2023, New Zealand ranked 43 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.48), and 61 in total exports ($44.5B). 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

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In 2023, New Zealand exported $2.36M to Kenya. The main products exported from New Zealand to Kenya were Harvesting Machinery ($618k), Wine ($194k), and Bulbs and Roots ($186k). During the last 5 years the exports of New Zealand to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.4%, from $8.98M in 2018 to $2.36M in 2023.

In 2018, Kenya exported $3.03M to New Zealand. The main products exported from Kenya to New Zealand were Coffee ($1.18M), Pharmaceutical Animal Products ($456k), and Other Nuts ($309k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to New Zealand have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.92%, from $3.9M in 2023 to $3.03M in 2018.

Exports from New Zealand () to Kenya () (2023)

Exports from Kenya () to New Zealand () (2023)

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Trade between New Zealand () and Kenya ()

New Zealand Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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New Zealand
Top DestinationChina$12.3B

Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from New Zealand than Kenya included China ($12.3B), Australia ($5.2B), and United States ($5.42B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than New Zealand included Uganda ($893M), Pakistan ($520M), and Tanzania ($451M).

Difference in imports from Kenya () and New Zealand () (2023)

Comparative Advantage New Zealand - Kenya

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

During 2023, New Zealand had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Machines ($827k), Vegetable Products ($495k), and Chemical Products ($321k).

During 2018, Kenya had a large net trade with New Zealand in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.89M), Animal Products ($456k), and Miscellaneous ($274k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential New Zealand Kenya+$402kCars

Top Product Potential Kenya New Zealand+$842kCoffee

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from New Zealand () to Kenya () (2023)

Exports from Kenya () to New Zealand () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between New Zealand () and Kenya ()

New Zealand Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Kenya () and New Zealand () (2023)

Comparative Advantage New Zealand - Kenya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of New Zealand () and Kenya () (2023)

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