Somalia (SOM) and Kenya (KEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Somalia-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Somalia exported $759k to Kenya. The main products that Somalia exported to Kenya were Prefabricated Buildings ($220k), Plastic Lids ($151k), and Telephones ($59.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Somalia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.58%, from $911k in 2017 to $759k in 2022.

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

Kenya-Somalia Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $108M to Somalia. The main products that Kenya exported to Somalia were Rolled Tobacco ($49.6M), Soap ($10.8M), and Packaged Medicaments ($8.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Somalia have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.95%, from $190M in 2017 to $108M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Somalia ranked 167 in total exports ($569M), 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).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Somalia exported $759k to Kenya. The main products exported from Somalia to Kenya were Prefabricated Buildings ($220k), Plastic Lids ($151k), and Telephones ($59.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Somalia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.58%, from $911k in 2017 to $759k in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $108M to Somalia. The main products exported from Kenya to Somalia were Rolled Tobacco ($49.6M), Soap ($10.8M), and Packaged Medicaments ($8.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Somalia have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.95%, from $190M in 2022 to $108M in 2017.

Exports from Somalia () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Somalia () (2022)

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Trade between Somalia () and Kenya ()

Kenya Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Somalia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$283M

Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Somalia than Kenya included Oman ($173M), Bulgaria ($18.5M), and Macau ($2.24M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Somalia - Kenya

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

During 2022, Somalia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Miscellaneous ($220k), Plastics and Rubbers ($185k), and Machines ($151k).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Somalia in the exports of Foodstuffs ($59M), Chemical Products ($21M), and Vegetable Products ($12M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Somalia Kenya+$72.4kTelephones

Top Product Potential Kenya Somalia+$2.09MPalm Oil

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Somalia () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Somalia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Somalia () and Kenya ()

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Somalia - Kenya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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