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About

Kenya-Ireland Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $41.7M to Ireland. The main products that Kenya exported to Ireland were Tea ($12.8M), Coffee and Tea Extracts ($10.1M), and Platinum ($7.34M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 22.2%, from $15.3M in 2017 to $41.7M in 2022.

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

Ireland-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Ireland exported $30.8M to Kenya. The main products that Ireland exported to Kenya were Other Edible Preparations ($6.27M), Packaged Medicaments ($5.78M), and Hard Liquor ($2.66M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ireland to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 6%,  from $42M in 2017 to $30.8M in 2022.

In 2022, Ireland 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, Ireland ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.27), and 31 in total exports ($236B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kenya exported $41.7M to Ireland. The main products exported from Kenya to Ireland were Tea ($12.8M), Coffee and Tea Extracts ($10.1M), and Platinum ($7.34M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 22.2%, from $15.3M in 2017 to $41.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Ireland exported $30.8M to Kenya. The main products exported from Ireland to Kenya were Other Edible Preparations ($6.27M), Packaged Medicaments ($5.78M), and Hard Liquor ($2.66M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ireland to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 6%, from $42M in 2022 to $30.8M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to Ireland (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Ireland (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya (Flag) and Ireland (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Ireland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M
Ireland
Top Destination
United States$70.7B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ireland than Kenya included United States ($70.7B), Germany ($28.6B), and United Kingdom ($19B).

Difference in imports from Ireland (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Ireland

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Ireland in the exports of Vegetable Products ($20.3M), Foodstuffs ($11.3M), and Precious Metals ($7.34M).

During 2017, Ireland had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Chemical Products ($10.5M), Foodstuffs ($9.95M), and Machines ($4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Kenya Ireland+$1.57MCut Flowers
Top Product Potential Ireland Kenya+$9.1MPackaged 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

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

Product Space of Kenya (Flag) and Ireland (Flag) (2022)

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