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Kenya-Argentina Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $670k to Argentina. The main products that Kenya exported to Argentina were Sowing Seeds ($504k), Tea ($62.4k), and Knit Men's Undergarments ($38k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Argentina have increased at an annualized rate of 37.5%, from $136k in 2017 to $670k in 2022.

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

Argentina-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Argentina exported $155M to Kenya. The main products that Argentina exported to Kenya were Wheat ($138M), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($11.2M), and Sowing Seeds ($1.14M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Argentina to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 12.3%,  from $86.6M in 2017 to $155M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B). That same year, Argentina ranked 61 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.064), and 47 in total exports ($87.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kenya exported $670k to Argentina. The main products exported from Kenya to Argentina were Sowing Seeds ($504k), Tea ($62.4k), and Knit Men's Undergarments ($38k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Argentina have increased at an annualized rate of 37.5%, from $136k in 2017 to $670k in 2022.

In 2017, Argentina exported $155M to Kenya. The main products exported from Argentina to Kenya were Wheat ($138M), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($11.2M), and Sowing Seeds ($1.14M). During the last 5 years the exports of Argentina to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 12.3%, from $86.6M in 2022 to $155M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya (Flag) and Argentina (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Argentina Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M
Argentina
Top Destination
Brazil$12.6B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Argentina than Kenya included Brazil ($12.6B), China ($8B), and United States ($6.99B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Argentina

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Argentina in the exports of Vegetable Products ($580k), Textiles ($65.9k), and Machines ($7.6k).

During 2017, Argentina had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($140M), Foodstuffs ($12.1M), and Chemical Products ($1.07M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Argentina+$131kTea
Top Product Potential Argentina Kenya+$2.06MRefined Petroleum

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

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

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