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About

United Arab Emirates-Kenya Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $3.6B to Kenya. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($2.96B), Broadcasting Equipment ($45.6M), and Copper Wire ($44M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 15.6%, from $1.74B in 2017 to $3.6B in 2022.

In 2022, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Kenya.

Kenya-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $294M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Kenya exported to United Arab Emirates were Tea ($97.9M), Sheep and Goat Meat ($48.4M), and Tropical Fruits ($35.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 2.05%,  from $266M in 2017 to $294M in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

Comparison: In 2022,  United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B). 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

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In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $3.6B to Kenya. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($2.96B), Broadcasting Equipment ($45.6M), and Copper Wire ($44M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 15.6%, from $1.74B in 2017 to $3.6B in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $294M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Kenya to United Arab Emirates were Tea ($97.9M), Sheep and Goat Meat ($48.4M), and Tropical Fruits ($35.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 2.05%, from $266M in 2022 to $294M in 2017.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Kenya (Flag)

United Arab Emirates Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Kenya included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and China ($32.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than United Arab Emirates included Uganda ($677M), Rwanda ($439M), and Tokelau ($5.69k).

Difference in imports from Kenya (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Kenya

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United Arab Emirates and Kenya by product, considering products traded by both, United Arab Emirates and Kenya.

During 2022, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.99B), Metals ($130M), and Machines ($126M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Vegetable Products ($175M), Animal Products ($50.1M), and Precious Metals ($33.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Kenya+$8.34MEthylene Polymers
Top Product Potential Kenya United Arab Emirates+$11.8MGold

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

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2022)

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