Kenya (KEN) and Japan (JPN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Japan Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $111M to Japan. The main products that Kenya exported to Japan were Other Ores ($36.6M), Titanium Ore ($32.7M), and Coffee ($9.82M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $65.8M in 2018 to $111M in 2023.

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

Japan-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $727M to Kenya. The main products that Japan exported to Kenya were Cars ($279M), Hot-Rolled Iron ($211M), and Delivery Trucks ($87.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.38%, from $1.01B in 2018 to $727M in 2023.

In 2023, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B).

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In 2023, Kenya exported $111M to Japan. The main products exported from Kenya to Japan were Other Ores ($36.6M), Titanium Ore ($32.7M), and Coffee ($9.82M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $65.8M in 2018 to $111M in 2023.

In 2018, Japan exported $727M to Kenya. The main products exported from Japan to Kenya were Cars ($279M), Hot-Rolled Iron ($211M), and Delivery Trucks ($87.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.38%, from $1.01B in 2023 to $727M in 2018.

Exports from Kenya () to Japan () (2023)

Exports from Japan () to Kenya () (2023)

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Trade between Kenya () and Japan ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$143B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Japan included Uganda ($893M), Rwanda ($302M), and South Sudan ($227M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Kenya included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Japan

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

During 2023, Kenya had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Mineral Products ($69.3M), Vegetable Products ($32.9M), and Metals ($2.52M).

During 2018, Japan had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Transportation ($417M), Metals ($219M), and Machines ($37.1M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Japan+$9.77MCoffee

Top Product Potential Japan Kenya+$14.6MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Japan () (2023)

Exports from Japan () to Kenya () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Japan ()

Kenya Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Japan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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