Kenya (KEN) and Italy (ITA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Italy Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $60.9M to Italy. The main products that Kenya exported to Italy were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($17M), Processed Crustaceans ($5.7M), and Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($5.17M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.03%, from $71.1M in 2018 to $60.9M in 2023.

In 2023, Kenya did not export any services to Italy.

Italy-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Italy exported $183M to Kenya. The main products that Italy exported to Kenya were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($42.7M), Liquid Pumps ($8.74M), and Packaged Medicaments ($7.57M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.35%, from $283M in 2018 to $183M in 2023.

In 2023, Italy did not export any services to Kenya.

Comparison: In 2023, Kenya ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.47), and 109 in total exports ($8.59B). That same year, Italy ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 6 in total exports ($638B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Kenya exported $60.9M to Italy. The main products exported from Kenya to Italy were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($17M), Processed Crustaceans ($5.7M), and Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($5.17M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.03%, from $71.1M in 2018 to $60.9M in 2023.

In 2018, Italy exported $183M to Kenya. The main products exported from Italy to Kenya were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($42.7M), Liquid Pumps ($8.74M), and Packaged Medicaments ($7.57M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.35%, from $283M in 2023 to $183M in 2018.

Exports from Kenya () to Italy () (2023)

Exports from Italy () to Kenya () (2023)

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Trade between Kenya () and Italy ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

Italy
Top DestinationGermany$71.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Italy included Uganda ($893M), Tanzania ($451M), and Rwanda ($302M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Italy than Kenya included Germany ($71.4B), United States ($70.9B), and France ($61.1B).

Difference in imports from Italy () and Kenya () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Italy

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

During 2023, Kenya had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($20.1M), Foodstuffs ($14.6M), and Vegetable Products ($11.7M).

During 2018, Italy had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Chemical Products ($68.3M), Machines ($64.5M), and Foodstuffs ($9.25M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Italy+$6.81MCoffee

Top Product Potential Italy Kenya+$9.92MPackaged 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Italy () (2023)

Exports from Italy () to Kenya () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Italy ()

Kenya Exports

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Italy () and Kenya () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Italy

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Kenya () and Italy () (2023)

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