Kenya (KEN) and Switzerland (CHE) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $62.3M to Switzerland. The main products that Kenya exported to Switzerland were Coffee ($23.5M), Cut Flowers ($18.8M), and Gold ($7.29M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 5.15%, from $48.5M in 2017 to $62.3M in 2022.

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

Switzerland-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $119M to Kenya. The main products that Switzerland exported to Kenya were Packaged Medicaments ($58.8M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($14.6M), and Petroleum Gas ($9.49M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 2.79%, from $103M in 2017 to $119M in 2022.

In 2022, Switzerland 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, Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.97), and 17 in total exports ($402B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $62.3M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Kenya to Switzerland were Coffee ($23.5M), Cut Flowers ($18.8M), and Gold ($7.29M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 5.15%, from $48.5M in 2017 to $62.3M in 2022.

In 2017, Switzerland exported $119M to Kenya. The main products exported from Switzerland to Kenya were Packaged Medicaments ($58.8M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($14.6M), and Petroleum Gas ($9.49M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 2.79%, from $103M in 2022 to $119M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Switzerland () (2022)

Exports from Switzerland () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Switzerland ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Switzerland
Top DestinationUnited States$61.7B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Kenya included United States ($61.7B), Germany ($53.5B), and China ($44.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Switzerland

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Vegetable Products ($51.5M), Precious Metals ($7.45M), and Metals ($1.1M).

During 2017, Switzerland had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Chemical Products ($73.4M), Paper Goods ($14.9M), and Mineral Products ($11.2M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Switzerland+$11MGold

Top Product Potential Switzerland Kenya+$11.5MPackaged Medicaments

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Switzerland () (2022)

Exports from Switzerland () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Switzerland ()

Kenya Exports

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Switzerland

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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