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Exports $2.72BRnk 38 / 217
2022
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Top Product $543MRefined Petroleum
2022
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Exports $83.1MRnk 20 / 180
2022
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Top Product $36.2MCarbonates
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.64Rnk 40 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.5Rnk 87 / 133
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GDP$3.39TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH85.2%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$113BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH101%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $2,389CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH66.6%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$2,099CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH62.8%CURRENT US$
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India-Kenya Trade: In 2022, India exported $2.72B to Kenya. The main products that India exported to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($543M), Packaged Medicaments ($269M), and Semi-Finished Iron ($157M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 8.06%, from $1.84B in 2017 to $2.72B in 2022.

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

Kenya-India Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $83.1M to India. The main products that Kenya exported to India were Carbonates ($36.2M), Tea ($9.33M), and Dried Legumes ($5.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to India have increased at an annualized rate of 3.48%,  from $70M in 2017 to $83.1M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  India ranked 40 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.64), and 15 in total exports ($468B). That same year, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B).

Latest Trends

September, 2024

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Overview In September 2024, India exported $276M and imported $35.9M from Kenya, resulting in a positive trade balance of $240M. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of India have decreased by $-72.5M (-20.8%) from $348M to $276M, while imports increased by $22M (158%) from $13.9M to $35.9M.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of India to Kenya were Drug Formulations, Biologicals ($24.5M), Sugar ($17.8M), Indl. Machnry For Dairy Etc ($10.8M), Rice(Other Than Basmoti) ($9.65M), and Manmade Yarn,Fabrics,Madeups ($4.91M). In September 2024 the top imports of India from Kenya were Inorganic Chemicals ($2.36M), Coffee ($2.36M), Tea ($850k), Aluminium, Products Of Aluminm ($551k), and Copper And Prdcts Made Of Copr ($468k).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in India's year-by-year exports to Kenya was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Iron And Steel ($-17.4M or -94.6%), Paper, Paper Board And Product ($-5.63M or -55.2%), and Drug Formulations, Biologicals ($-4.81M or -16.4%). In September 2024, the increase in India's year-by-year imports  from Kenya was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Inorganic Chemicals ($947k or 66.9%), Coffee ($479k or 25.4%), and Tea ($168k or 24.6%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$-72.5M(-20.8%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$22M(158%)

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for India. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of India over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, India exported $2.72B to Kenya. The main products exported from India to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($543M), Packaged Medicaments ($269M), and Semi-Finished Iron ($157M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 8.06%, from $1.84B in 2017 to $2.72B in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $83.1M to India. The main products exported from Kenya to India were Carbonates ($36.2M), Tea ($9.33M), and Dried Legumes ($5.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to India have increased at an annualized rate of 3.48%, from $70M in 2022 to $83.1M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
India
Top DestinationUnited States$82.9B
Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from India than Kenya included United States ($82.9B), United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), and Netherlands ($17.6B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than India included South Sudan ($170M), Rwanda ($439M), and Uganda ($677M).

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

Comparative Advantage India - Kenya

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Scale

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

During 2022, India had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($556M), Chemical Products ($541M), and Machines ($321M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with India in the exports of Chemical Products ($37.8M), Vegetable Products ($16M), and Metals ($9.75M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential India Kenya+$361MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Kenya India+$8MTea

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

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

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