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245%CURRENT US$
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101%CURRENT US$
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207%CURRENT US$
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$2,099CURRENT US$
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About

Bangladesh-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Bangladesh exported $23M to Kenya. The main products that Bangladesh exported to Kenya were Packaged Medicaments ($10.9M), Raw Tobacco ($4.63M), and Packing Bags ($2.04M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 19.7%, from $9.35M in 2017 to $23M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Bangladesh Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $2.51M to Bangladesh. The main products that Kenya exported to Bangladesh were Tanned Sheep Hides ($818k), Bran ($769k), and Tea ($490k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Bangladesh have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.39%,  from $3.3M in 2017 to $2.51M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Bangladesh ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.82), and 52 in total exports ($64.2B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2022, Bangladesh exported $23M to Kenya. The main products exported from Bangladesh to Kenya were Packaged Medicaments ($10.9M), Raw Tobacco ($4.63M), and Packing Bags ($2.04M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 19.7%, from $9.35M in 2017 to $23M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $2.51M to Bangladesh. The main products exported from Kenya to Bangladesh were Tanned Sheep Hides ($818k), Bran ($769k), and Tea ($490k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Bangladesh have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.39%, from $3.3M in 2022 to $2.51M in 2017.

Exports from Bangladesh (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to Bangladesh (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Bangladesh (Flag) and Kenya (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Bangladesh
Top Destination
United States$11.7B
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bangladesh than Kenya included United States ($11.7B), Germany ($10.2B), and United Kingdom ($4.86B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Bangladesh included Uganda ($677M), Pakistan ($541M), and Rwanda ($439M).

Difference in imports from Kenya (Flag) and Bangladesh (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Bangladesh had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Chemical Products ($11.1M), Textiles ($5.72M), and Foodstuffs ($4.79M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Bangladesh in the exports of Animal Hides ($1.11M), Foodstuffs ($770k), and Vegetable Products ($559k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Bangladesh Kenya+$1.6MKnit T-shirts
Top Product Potential Kenya Bangladesh+$660kBran

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

Product Space of Bangladesh (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2022)

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