Kenya (KEN) and Egypt (EGY) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Egypt Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $240M to Egypt. The main products that Kenya exported to Egypt were Tea ($208M), Cellulose Fibers Paper ($9M), and Paper Containers ($7.41M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 3.05%, from $206M in 2017 to $240M in 2022.

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

Egypt-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $393M to Kenya. The main products that Egypt exported to Kenya were Raw Sugar ($41.7M), Tissue ($30.2M), and Toilet Paper ($27.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 2.84%, from $342M in 2017 to $393M in 2022.

In 2022, Egypt 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, Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $240M to Egypt. The main products exported from Kenya to Egypt were Tea ($208M), Cellulose Fibers Paper ($9M), and Paper Containers ($7.41M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 3.05%, from $206M in 2017 to $240M in 2022.

In 2017, Egypt exported $393M to Kenya. The main products exported from Egypt to Kenya were Raw Sugar ($41.7M), Tissue ($30.2M), and Toilet Paper ($27.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 2.84%, from $342M in 2022 to $393M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Egypt () (2022)

Exports from Egypt () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Egypt ()

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Egypt Exports

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Egypt
Top DestinationTurkey$4.23B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than Kenya included Turkey ($4.23B), Italy ($3.32B), and Spain ($3B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Egypt

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Vegetable Products ($219M), Paper Goods ($16.4M), and Textiles ($1.69M).

During 2017, Egypt had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Foodstuffs ($90.5M), Paper Goods ($68.5M), and Chemical Products ($68.4M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Egypt+$1.09MTropical Fruits

Top Product Potential Egypt Kenya+$5.76MNitrogenous Fertilizers

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Egypt () (2022)

Exports from Egypt () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Egypt ()

Kenya Exports

Egypt Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Egypt

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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

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