Australia (AUS) and Kenya (KEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Australia-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Australia exported $168M to Kenya. The main products that Australia exported to Kenya were Wheat ($138M), Cars ($6.92M), and Petroleum Gas ($6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 13.6%, from $88.9M in 2017 to $168M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Australia Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $34M to Australia. The main products that Kenya exported to Australia were Cut Flowers ($15.5M), Coffee ($10.3M), and Fake Hair ($1.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.19%, from $26.4M in 2017 to $34M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Australia ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 16 in total exports ($424B). 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, Australia exported $168M to Kenya. The main products exported from Australia to Kenya were Wheat ($138M), Cars ($6.92M), and Petroleum Gas ($6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 13.6%, from $88.9M in 2017 to $168M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $34M to Australia. The main products exported from Kenya to Australia were Cut Flowers ($15.5M), Coffee ($10.3M), and Fake Hair ($1.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.19%, from $26.4M in 2022 to $34M in 2017.

Exports from Australia () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Australia () (2022)

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Trade between Australia () and Kenya ()

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Kenya Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Australia
Top DestinationChina$123B

Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Australia than Kenya included China ($123B), Japan ($80.1B), and South Korea ($41B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Australia included Uganda ($677M), Rwanda ($439M), and Tanzania ($418M).

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

Comparative Advantage Australia - Kenya

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

During 2022, Australia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($139M), Transportation ($9.83M), and Mineral Products ($6.02M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($26.9M), Textiles ($2.69M), and Footwear and Headwear ($1.2M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Australia Kenya+$9.35MPetroleum Gas

Top Product Potential Kenya Australia+$5.96MCoffee

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Australia () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Australia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Australia () and Kenya ()

Australia Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Australia - Kenya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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