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2022
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Exports $49.8MRnk 33 / 180
2022
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Top Product $49.2MTea
2022
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Exports $25.2MRnk 35 / 127
2022
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Top Product $8.19MAsphalt Mixtures
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.5Rnk 87 / 133
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.072Rnk 60 / 133
2022
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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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2022
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 GDP$389BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH-39.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $2,099CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH62.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$4,388CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-47.3%CURRENT US$
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Kenya-Iran Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $49.8M to Iran. The main products that Kenya exported to Iran were Tea ($49.2M), Coffee ($479k), and Coffee and Tea Extracts ($75.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 27.5%, from $14.8M in 2017 to $49.8M in 2022.

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

Iran-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $25.2M to Kenya. The main products that Iran exported to Kenya were Asphalt Mixtures ($8.19M), Petroleum Coke ($7.49M), and Bitumen and asphalt ($3.78M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.6%,  from $146M in 2017 to $25.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Iran 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, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kenya exported $49.8M to Iran. The main products exported from Kenya to Iran were Tea ($49.2M), Coffee ($479k), and Coffee and Tea Extracts ($75.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 27.5%, from $14.8M in 2017 to $49.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Iran exported $25.2M to Kenya. The main products exported from Iran to Kenya were Asphalt Mixtures ($8.19M), Petroleum Coke ($7.49M), and Bitumen and asphalt ($3.78M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.6%, from $146M in 2022 to $25.2M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Kenya (Flag) and Iran (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M
Iran
Top DestinationChina$5.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Iran included United States ($722M), Uganda ($677M), and Netherlands ($502M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Kenya included China ($5.72B), Turkey ($3.17B), and Kuwait ($960M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Vegetable Products ($49.7M), Foodstuffs ($75.7k), and Mineral Products ($19.2k).

During 2017, Iran had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($20.8M), Foodstuffs ($2.19M), and Stone And Glass ($813k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Iran+$786kCoffee
Top Product Potential Iran Kenya+$2.61MRefined 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 Iran. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

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

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