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2022
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Exports $407MRnk 7 / 180
2022
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Top Product $119MCut Flowers
2022
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Exports $381MRnk 73 / 224
2022
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Top Product $40.8MGas Turbines
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.5Rnk 87 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.42Rnk 12 / 133
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GDP$113BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH101%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$3.07TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH13.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $2,099CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH62.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$45,850CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH7.92%CURRENT US$
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Kenya-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $407M to United Kingdom. The main products that Kenya exported to United Kingdom were Cut Flowers ($119M), Tea ($111M), and Other Vegetables ($36.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 2.71%, from $356M in 2017 to $407M in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya did not export any services to United Kingdom.

United Kingdom-Kenya Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $381M to Kenya. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Kenya were Gas Turbines ($40.8M), Cars ($38.5M), and Refined Petroleum ($27.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.82%,  from $440M in 2017 to $381M in 2022.

In 2022, United Kingdom 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, United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kenya exported $407M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Kenya to United Kingdom were Cut Flowers ($119M), Tea ($111M), and Other Vegetables ($36.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 2.71%, from $356M in 2017 to $407M in 2022.

In 2017, United Kingdom exported $381M to Kenya. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Kenya were Gas Turbines ($40.8M), Cars ($38.5M), and Refined Petroleum ($27.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.82%, from $440M in 2022 to $381M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between Kenya (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag)

Kenya Exports

United Kingdom Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M
United Kingdom
Top DestinationUnited States$61.8B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Kenya included United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), and Germany ($40.6B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - United Kingdom

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Vegetable Products ($346M), Miscellaneous ($15.9M), and Metals ($10.7M).

During 2017, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Machines ($91.8M), Transportation ($64.1M), and Chemical Products ($53.7M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya United Kingdom+$8.6MCoffee
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Kenya+$33.6MRefined Petroleum

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

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Kenya and United Kingdom. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Kingdom. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Kingdom indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

Product Space of Kenya (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

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