Kenya (KEN) and Australia (AUS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

About

Kenya-Australia Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $35.3M to Australia. The main products that Kenya exported to Australia were Cut Flowers ($15.8M), Coffee ($11.8M), and Sowing Seeds ($2.41M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.72%, from $34.1M in 2018 to $35.3M in 2023.

In 2023, Kenya did not export any services to Australia.

Australia-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Australia exported $118M to Kenya. The main products that Australia exported to Kenya were Sorghum ($37.1M), Petroleum Gas ($29.7M), and Wheat ($19.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 11.8%, from $67.5M in 2018 to $118M in 2023.

In 2023, Australia did not export any services to Kenya.

Comparison: In 2023, Kenya ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.47), and 109 in total exports ($8.59B). That same year, Australia ranked 75 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.28), and 20 in total exports ($374B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth

HS2

HS4

HS6

Value

Trade

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

In 2023, Kenya exported $35.3M to Australia. The main products exported from Kenya to Australia were Cut Flowers ($15.8M), Coffee ($11.8M), and Sowing Seeds ($2.41M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.72%, from $34.1M in 2018 to $35.3M in 2023.

In 2018, Australia exported $118M to Kenya. The main products exported from Australia to Kenya were Sorghum ($37.1M), Petroleum Gas ($29.7M), and Wheat ($19.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 11.8%, from $67.5M in 2023 to $118M in 2018.

Exports from Kenya () to Australia () (2023)

Exports from Australia () to Kenya () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Australia ()

Kenya Exports

Date

Australia Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

Australia
Top DestinationChina$137B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Australia included Uganda ($893M), Tanzania ($451M), and Rwanda ($302M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Australia than Kenya included China ($137B), Japan ($59B), and South Korea ($20.9B).

Difference in imports from Australia () and Kenya () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Australia

Flow

Section

HS2

HS4

Scale

Log

Linear

Year

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

During 2023, Kenya had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($30.4M), Textiles ($3.18M), and Miscellaneous ($640k).

During 2018, Australia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($56.6M), Mineral Products ($29.8M), and Transportation ($11.5M).

Potential Exports

Depth

Section

HS2

HS4

View

Top 20

Top 15

Top 10

Sort By

Highest Potential

Most Saturated

Section

Top Product Potential Kenya Australia+$5.96MCoffee

Top Product Potential Australia Kenya+$9.35MPetroleum Gas

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.

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Kenya and Australia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Australia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Australia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

About

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Australia () (2023)

Exports from Australia () to Kenya () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Australia ()

Kenya Exports

Australia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Australia () and Kenya () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Australia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Kenya () and Australia () (2023)

Keep Exploring