Switzerland (CHE) and Kenya (KEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Switzerland-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $119M to Kenya. The main products that Switzerland exported to Kenya were Packaged Medicaments ($58.8M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($14.6M), and Petroleum Gas ($9.49M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 2.79%, from $103M in 2017 to $119M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $62.3M to Switzerland. The main products that Kenya exported to Switzerland were Coffee ($23.5M), Cut Flowers ($18.8M), and Gold ($7.29M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 1.81%, from $48.5M in 2017 to $62.3M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.97), and 17 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).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Switzerland exported $119M to Kenya. The main products exported from Switzerland to Kenya were Packaged Medicaments ($58.8M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($14.6M), and Petroleum Gas ($9.49M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 2.79%, from $103M in 2017 to $119M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $62.3M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Kenya to Switzerland were Coffee ($23.5M), Cut Flowers ($18.8M), and Gold ($7.29M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 1.81%, from $48.5M in 2022 to $62.3M in 2017.

Exports from Switzerland () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Switzerland () (2022)

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Trade between Switzerland () and Kenya ()

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Switzerland
Top DestinationUnited States$61.7B

Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Kenya included United States ($61.7B), Germany ($53.5B), and China ($44.1B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Kenya

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

During 2022, Switzerland had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Chemical Products ($73.4M), Paper Goods ($14.9M), and Mineral Products ($11.2M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Vegetable Products ($51.5M), Precious Metals ($7.45M), and Metals ($1.1M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Switzerland Kenya+$11.5MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Kenya Switzerland+$11MGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Switzerland () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Switzerland () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland () and Kenya ()

Switzerland Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Kenya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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