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2022
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Exports $2.84MRnk 87 / 180
2022
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Top Product $1.99MTea
2022
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Exports $55.9MRnk 46 / 194
2022
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Top Product $14.6MLight Rubberized Knitted Fabric
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.5Rnk 87 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.35Rnk 82 / 133
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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$74.4BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH5.62%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $2,099CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH62.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$3,354CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH0.074%CURRENT US$
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Kenya-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $2.84M to Sri Lanka. The main products that Kenya exported to Sri Lanka were Tea ($1.99M), Narrow Woven Fabric ($240k), and Precious Stones ($141k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.86%, from $4.51M in 2017 to $2.84M in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $55.9M to Kenya. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Kenya were Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($14.6M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($7.09M), and Paper Containers ($6.91M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%,  from $21.9M in 2017 to $55.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Sri Lanka 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, Sri Lanka ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.35), and 89 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kenya exported $2.84M to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Kenya to Sri Lanka were Tea ($1.99M), Narrow Woven Fabric ($240k), and Precious Stones ($141k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.86%, from $4.51M in 2017 to $2.84M in 2022.

In 2017, Sri Lanka exported $55.9M to Kenya. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Kenya were Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($14.6M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($7.09M), and Paper Containers ($6.91M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $21.9M in 2022 to $55.9M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Sri Lanka (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Sri Lanka Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M
Sri Lanka
Top DestinationUnited States$3.52B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Kenya included United States ($3.52B), India ($1.12B), and Germany ($881M).

Difference in imports from Sri Lanka (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Sri Lanka

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Vegetable Products ($2.01M), Textiles ($385k), and Precious Metals ($143k).

During 2017, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Textiles ($28M), Paper Goods ($20.3M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($3.27M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Sri Lanka+$872kTea
Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Kenya+$379kAnimal Food

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

Product Space of Kenya (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

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