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101%CURRENT US$
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Kenya-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $17.4M to Hong Kong. The main products that Kenya exported to Hong Kong were Dried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish ($5.63M), Refined Copper ($2.74M), and Tropical Fruits ($1.53M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.8%, from $95.1M in 2017 to $17.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya did not export any services to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $61.9M to Kenya. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Kenya were Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($13.1M), Light Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($5.34M), and Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($3.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.8%,  from $146M in 2017 to $61.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Hong Kong 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, Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kenya exported $17.4M to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Kenya to Hong Kong were Dried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish ($5.63M), Refined Copper ($2.74M), and Tropical Fruits ($1.53M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.8%, from $95.1M in 2017 to $17.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Hong Kong exported $61.9M to Kenya. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Kenya were Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($13.1M), Light Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($5.34M), and Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($3.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.8%, from $146M in 2022 to $61.9M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Hong Kong (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya (Flag) and Hong Kong (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Hong Kong Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M
Hong Kong
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Kenya included China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), and Netherlands ($6.56B).

Difference in imports from Hong Kong (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Hong Kong

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Animal Products ($6.24M), Vegetable Products ($4.94M), and Metals ($2.93M).

During 2017, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Textiles ($31.4M), Machines ($10.5M), and Paper Goods ($3.94M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Hong Kong+$1.47MTropical Fruits
Top Product Potential Hong Kong Kenya+$5.02MTelephones

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

Product Space of Kenya (Flag) and Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

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