Ethiopia (ETH) and Kenya (KEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ethiopia-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $26.6M to Kenya. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Kenya were Dried Legumes ($6.26M), Dried Vegetables ($5.01M), and Corn ($2.68M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $48M in 2017 to $26.6M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $95.1M to Ethiopia. The main products that Kenya exported to Ethiopia were Palm Oil ($12.4M), Metal Stoppers ($7.95M), and Yeast ($6.92M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.73%, from $68.7M in 2017 to $95.1M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). 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, Ethiopia exported $26.6M to Kenya. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Kenya were Dried Legumes ($6.26M), Dried Vegetables ($5.01M), and Corn ($2.68M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $48M in 2017 to $26.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $95.1M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Kenya to Ethiopia were Palm Oil ($12.4M), Metal Stoppers ($7.95M), and Yeast ($6.92M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.73%, from $68.7M in 2022 to $95.1M in 2017.

Exports from Ethiopia () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Ethiopia () (2022)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and Kenya ()

Ethiopia Exports

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Kenya Exports

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$723M

Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Kenya included United Arab Emirates ($723M), Saudi Arabia ($268M), and Somalia ($265M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Kenya

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

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($16.7M), Textiles ($3.17M), and Stone And Glass ($2.33M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Chemical Products ($19.4M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($15.1M), and Foodstuffs ($14.2M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Kenya+$3.01MDried Legumes

Top Product Potential Kenya Ethiopia+$6.49MPalm Oil

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Ethiopia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and Kenya ()

Ethiopia Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Kenya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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