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About

Italy-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $235M to Kenya. The main products that Italy exported to Kenya were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($54.2M), Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($8.44M), and Liquid Pumps ($7.64M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 0.14%, from $234M in 2017 to $235M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Italy Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $50.6M to Italy. The main products that Kenya exported to Italy were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($9.25M), Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($6.07M), and Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($4.57M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.79%,  from $68.8M in 2017 to $50.6M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B). 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, Italy exported $235M to Kenya. The main products exported from Italy to Kenya were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($54.2M), Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($8.44M), and Liquid Pumps ($7.64M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 0.14%, from $234M in 2017 to $235M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $50.6M to Italy. The main products exported from Kenya to Italy were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($9.25M), Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($6.07M), and Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($4.57M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.79%, from $68.8M in 2022 to $50.6M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$78.5B
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Kenya included Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Italy - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Italy had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Chemical Products ($89.1M), Machines ($81.2M), and Foodstuffs ($14.3M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Vegetable Products ($12.2M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($9.62M), and Animal Hides ($9.26M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Italy Kenya+$9.92MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Kenya Italy+$6.81MCoffee

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

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

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