Kenya (KEN) and Colombia (COL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Colombia Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $1.48M to Colombia. The main products that Kenya exported to Colombia were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($400k), Coffee and Tea Extracts ($292k), and Knit Men's Undergarments ($212k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Colombia have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $2.79M in 2018 to $1.48M in 2023.

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

Colombia-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Colombia exported $1.29M to Kenya. The main products that Colombia exported to Kenya were Other Paper Machinery ($469k), Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($329k), and Packaged Medicaments ($147k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Colombia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.24%, from $1.78M in 2018 to $1.29M in 2023.

In 2023, Colombia 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, Colombia ranked 51 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.23), and 54 in total exports ($54.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Kenya exported $1.48M to Colombia. The main products exported from Kenya to Colombia were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($400k), Coffee and Tea Extracts ($292k), and Knit Men's Undergarments ($212k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Colombia have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $2.79M in 2018 to $1.48M in 2023.

In 2018, Colombia exported $1.29M to Kenya. The main products exported from Colombia to Kenya were Other Paper Machinery ($469k), Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($329k), and Packaged Medicaments ($147k). During the last 5 years the exports of Colombia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.24%, from $1.78M in 2023 to $1.29M in 2018.

Exports from Kenya () to Colombia () (2023)

Exports from Colombia () to Kenya () (2023)

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Trade between Kenya () and Colombia ()

Kenya Exports

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Colombia Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

Colombia
Top DestinationUnited States$14.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Colombia included Uganda ($893M), Pakistan ($520M), and Tanzania ($451M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Colombia than Kenya included United States ($14.8B), Panama ($4.66B), and India ($2.51B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Colombia

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

During 2023, Kenya had a large net trade with Colombia in the exports of Textiles ($627k), Vegetable Products ($451k), and Foodstuffs ($292k).

During 2018, Colombia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Machines ($892k), Chemical Products ($202k), and Animal Hides ($62.3k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Colombia+$369kNon-Knit Men's Suits

Top Product Potential Colombia Kenya+$408kPackaged 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 Colombia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Colombia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Colombia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Colombia () (2023)

Exports from Colombia () to Kenya () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Colombia ()

Kenya Exports

Colombia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Colombia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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