Kenya (KEN) and Cote d'Ivoire (CIV) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Cote d'Ivoire Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $5.31M to Cote d'Ivoire. The main products that Kenya exported to Cote d'Ivoire were Tea ($2.93M), Cut Flowers ($589k), and Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($584k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Cote d'Ivoire have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $2.59M in 2017 to $5.31M in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya did not export any services to Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Cote d'Ivoire exported $63M to Kenya. The main products that Cote d'Ivoire exported to Kenya were Palm Oil ($57M), Stearic Acid ($3.02M), and Rubber ($1.13M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cote d'Ivoire to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 59%, from $6.2M in 2017 to $63M in 2022.

In 2022, Cote d'Ivoire 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, Cote d'Ivoire ranked 117 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.1), and 81 in total exports ($17.5B).

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In 2022, Kenya exported $5.31M to Cote d'Ivoire. The main products exported from Kenya to Cote d'Ivoire were Tea ($2.93M), Cut Flowers ($589k), and Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($584k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Cote d'Ivoire have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $2.59M in 2017 to $5.31M in 2022.

In 2017, Cote d'Ivoire exported $63M to Kenya. The main products exported from Cote d'Ivoire to Kenya were Palm Oil ($57M), Stearic Acid ($3.02M), and Rubber ($1.13M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cote d'Ivoire to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 59%, from $6.2M in 2022 to $63M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Cote d'Ivoire () (2022)

Exports from Cote d'Ivoire () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Cote d'Ivoire ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Cote d'Ivoire
Top DestinationSwitzerland$1.6B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Cote d'Ivoire than Kenya included Switzerland ($1.6B), Mali ($1.46B), and Netherlands ($1.43B).

Difference in imports from Cote d'Ivoire () and Kenya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Cote d'Ivoire

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This chart compares trade between Kenya and Cote d'Ivoire by product, considering products traded by both, Kenya and Cote d'Ivoire.

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Cote d'Ivoire in the exports of Vegetable Products ($3.54M), Textiles ($717k), and Foodstuffs ($490k).

During 2017, Cote d'Ivoire had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($60.5M), Plastics and Rubbers ($1.14M), and Chemical Products ($639k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Cote d'Ivoire+$659kTea

Top Product Potential Cote d'Ivoire Kenya+$972kRubber

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 Cote d'Ivoire. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cote d'Ivoire. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Cote d'Ivoire indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Cote d'Ivoire () (2022)

Exports from Cote d'Ivoire () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Cote d'Ivoire ()

Kenya Exports

Cote d'Ivoire Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Cote d'Ivoire () and Kenya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Cote d'Ivoire

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Kenya () and Cote d'Ivoire () (2022)

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