2023
Exports
$151MWorld Rnk 65 / 214
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2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Packaged Medicaments
0.63Rnk 313 / 1025
2023
Imports
$439MWorld Rnk 82 / 226
Flag Rnk 4 / 1167
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Kenya
-0.47Rnk 86 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Kenya exported $151M in Packaged Medicaments, making it the 65th largest exporter of Packaged Medicaments in the world. At the same year, Packaged Medicaments was the N/A most exported product in Kenya. The main destination of Packaged Medicaments exports from Kenya are: Tanzania ($40.5M), Uganda ($23.4M), Belgium ($14.2M), Malawi ($11.6M), and Somalia ($11.4M).

The fastest growing export markets for Packaged Medicaments of Kenya between 2022 and 2023 were Belgium ($13.8M), Tanzania ($9.61M), and Malawi ($8.73M).

Imports In 2023, Kenya imported $439M in Packaged Medicaments, becoming the 82nd largest importer of Packaged Medicaments in the world. At the same year, Packaged Medicaments was the 4th most imported product in Kenya. Kenya imports Packaged Medicaments primarily from: India ($232M), China ($31.1M), Switzerland ($19.4M), United Kingdom ($19.4M), and France ($18.8M).

The fastest growing import markets in Packaged Medicaments for Kenya between 2022 and 2023 were China ($4.15M), Ireland ($1.68M), and Canada ($1.08M).

Latest Trends

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$151M
IMPORTS (2023)$439M
NET TRADE (2023)-$287M

In 2023, Kenya exported $151M in Packaged Medicaments. The main destinations of Kenya exports on Packaged Medicaments were Tanzania ($40.5M), Uganda ($23.4M), Belgium ($14.2M), Malawi ($11.6M), and Somalia ($11.4M).

In 2023, Kenya imported $439M in Packaged Medicaments, mainly from India ($232M), China ($31.1M), Switzerland ($19.4M), United Kingdom ($19.4M), and France ($18.8M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Packaged Medicaments EXPORT MARKETS FOR Kenya WERE (2022 - 2023):
Belgium$13.8M (3.26k%)
Tanzania$9.61M (31.1%)
Malawi$8.73M (307%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Packaged Medicaments BY Kenya WERE (2022 - 2023):
Zimbabwe-$3.06M (-93.5%)
Uganda-$2.48M (-9.57%)
South Sudan-$1.85M (-25.1%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, Kenya's main exporting competitors in Packaged Medicaments were:
In 2023, Kenya's main importing competitors in Packaged Medicaments were:

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Trade Value of Packaged Medicaments by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUganda+ $3.22M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $37.8M

Packaged Medicaments’s highest export potential is Uganda. With an export gap of $3.22M.   Packaged Medicaments’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $37.8M.

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