Kenya (KEN) and Liberia (LBR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Liberia Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $169k to Liberia. The main products that Kenya exported to Liberia were Packaged Medicaments ($114k), Office Machine Parts ($14.9k), and Paper Containers ($7.62k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Liberia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.62%, from $193k in 2017 to $169k in 2022.

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

Liberia-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Liberia exported $641k to Kenya. The main products that Liberia exported to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($600k), Coconut Oil ($39.6k), and Porcelain Tableware ($172). Over the past 5 years the exports of Liberia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 42%, from $38.8k in 2017 to $641k in 2022.

In 2022, Liberia 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, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $169k to Liberia. The main products exported from Kenya to Liberia were Packaged Medicaments ($114k), Office Machine Parts ($14.9k), and Paper Containers ($7.62k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Liberia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.62%, from $193k in 2017 to $169k in 2022.

In 2017, Liberia exported $641k to Kenya. The main products exported from Liberia to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($600k), Coconut Oil ($39.6k), and Porcelain Tableware ($172). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 42%, from $38.8k in 2022 to $641k in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Liberia () (2022)

Exports from Liberia () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Liberia ()

Kenya Exports

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$544M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Liberia included Uganda ($677M), United States ($722M), and Pakistan ($541M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Liberia than Kenya included Switzerland ($544M), Lebanon ($106M), and Poland ($124M).

Difference in imports from Liberia () and Kenya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Liberia

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of Chemical Products ($115k), Machines ($24.6k), and Paper Goods ($9.74k).

During 2017, Liberia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($600k), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($39.6k), and Textiles ($210).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Liberia+$94.7kPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Liberia Kenya+$1.21MRefined 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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Liberia () (2022)

Exports from Liberia () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Liberia ()

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Liberia () and Kenya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Liberia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Kenya () and Liberia () (2022)

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