Kenya2020 Economic Complexity : -0.47, Rank 80 of 127
2020 Product Exports | Imports: $6.52B | $18.2B, 103 of 226 | 77 of 226
2020 Per Capita Product Exports | Imports: $121 | $339, 192 of 219 | 186 of 219
2019 Service Exports | Imports : $5.6B | $3.79B, 66 of 108 | 69 of 108
Overview In 2020, Kenya was the number 64 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 103 in total exports, the number 77 in total imports, the number 161 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 80 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI).
Exports The top exports of Kenya are Tea ($1.2B), Cut Flowers ($596M), Refined Petroleum ($308M), Gold ($262M), and Coffee ($229M), exporting mostly to Uganda ($940M), Pakistan ($515M), Netherlands ($503M), United States ($496M), and United Kingdom ($435M).
Imports The top imports of Kenya are Refined Petroleum ($2.13B), Palm Oil ($671M), Broadcasting Equipment ($521M), Packaged Medicaments ($477M), and Cars ($403M), importing mostly from China ($4.86B), India ($1.95B), United Arab Emirates ($1.34B), Japan ($755M), and Saudi Arabia ($632M).
Location Kenya borders Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda by land.
The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Kenya.
Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.
*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.
The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.
*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.
In 2020, Kenya exported a total of $6.52B, making it the number 103 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Kenya have changed by $218M from $6.31B in 2015 to $6.52B in 2020.
The most recent exports are led by Tea ($1.2B), Cut Flowers ($596M), Refined Petroleum ($308M), Gold ($262M), and Coffee ($229M). The most common destination for the exports of Kenya are Uganda ($940M), Pakistan ($515M), Netherlands ($503M), United States ($496M), and United Kingdom ($435M).
Fastest Growing Export Markets (2019 - 2020)
Kenya Exports Services (2019): $5.6B
Kenya Imports Services (2019): $3.79B
In 2019, Kenya exported $5.6B worth of services. The top services exported by Kenya in 2019 were Transportation ($2.2B), Government services, n.i.e. ($972M), Personal travel ($901M), Computer and information services ($629M), and Financial services ($478M).
The top services imported by Kenya in 2019 were Transportation ($1.45B), Other business services ($957M), Construction services ($402M), Government services, n.i.e. ($260M), and Financial services ($218M).
Kenya has a high level of specialization in Tea (399), Cut Flowers (181), Tin Ores (172), Titanium Ore (164), and Legumes (119). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Kenya observed and expected exports in each product.
The highest complexity exports of Kenya according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Artificial Filament Tow (1.42), Nonaqueous Pigments (0.91), Print Production Machinery (0.89), Sound Recordings (0.87), and Video and Card Games (0.78). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.
The top export opportunities for Kenya according to the relatedness index, are Raw Sugar (0.3), Bananas (0.29), Crustaceans (0.29), Cassava (0.28), and Melons (0.28). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Kenya is not specialized in.
The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.
The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.
During the last 20 years Kenya's economy has become relatively less complex, moving from the 48th to the 80th position in the ECI rank.
These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.
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