Kenya (KEN) and Ecuador (ECU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Ecuador Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $886k to Ecuador. The main products that Kenya exported to Ecuador were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($282k), Ethylene Polymers ($235k), and Sowing Seeds ($172k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 28.2%, from $256k in 2017 to $886k in 2022.

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

Ecuador-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Ecuador exported $543k to Kenya. The main products that Ecuador exported to Kenya were Computers ($189k), Industrial Printers ($182k), and Office Machine Parts ($36.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.74%, from $769k in 2017 to $543k in 2022.

In 2022, Ecuador 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, Ecuador ranked 109 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.96), and 68 in total exports ($36B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $886k to Ecuador. The main products exported from Kenya to Ecuador were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($282k), Ethylene Polymers ($235k), and Sowing Seeds ($172k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 28.2%, from $256k in 2017 to $886k in 2022.

In 2017, Ecuador exported $543k to Kenya. The main products exported from Ecuador to Kenya were Computers ($189k), Industrial Printers ($182k), and Office Machine Parts ($36.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.74%, from $769k in 2022 to $543k in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Ecuador () (2022)

Exports from Ecuador () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Ecuador ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Ecuador
Top DestinationUnited States$9.86B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Ecuador included Uganda ($677M), Pakistan ($541M), and Rwanda ($439M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ecuador than Kenya included United States ($9.86B), China ($6.17B), and Panama ($4.97B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Ecuador

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Ecuador in the exports of Vegetable Products ($495k), Plastics and Rubbers ($235k), and Textiles ($156k).

During 2017, Ecuador had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Machines ($444k), Vegetable Products ($34k), and Chemical Products ($25.9k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Ecuador+$109kOther live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn

Top Product Potential Ecuador Kenya+$30.5kOther live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Ecuador () (2022)

Exports from Ecuador () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Ecuador ()

Kenya Exports

Ecuador Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Ecuador

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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