Kenya (KEN) and Mexico (MEX) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Mexico Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $13.6M to Mexico. The main products that Kenya exported to Mexico were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($10.3M), Coffee and Tea Extracts ($1.07M), and Knit Sweaters ($590k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Mexico have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.31%, from $21M in 2017 to $13.6M in 2022.

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

Mexico-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Mexico exported $27.3M to Kenya. The main products that Mexico exported to Kenya were Cars ($6.98M), Broadcasting Equipment ($2M), and Packaged Medicaments ($1.63M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mexico to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 30.3%, from $166M in 2017 to $27.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Mexico 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, Mexico ranked 25 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 10 in total exports ($549B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $13.6M to Mexico. The main products exported from Kenya to Mexico were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($10.3M), Coffee and Tea Extracts ($1.07M), and Knit Sweaters ($590k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Mexico have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.31%, from $21M in 2017 to $13.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Mexico exported $27.3M to Kenya. The main products exported from Mexico to Kenya were Cars ($6.98M), Broadcasting Equipment ($2M), and Packaged Medicaments ($1.63M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mexico to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 30.3%, from $166M in 2022 to $27.3M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Mexico () (2022)

Exports from Mexico () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Mexico ()

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Mexico Exports

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Mexico
Top DestinationUnited States$421B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mexico than Kenya included United States ($421B), Canada ($22.2B), and China ($12.7B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Mexico

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Mexico in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($10.3M), Textiles ($1.46M), and Foodstuffs ($1.07M).

During 2017, Mexico had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Transportation ($8.68M), Machines ($8.22M), and Chemical Products ($3.23M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Mexico+$1.09MKnit Sweaters

Top Product Potential Mexico Kenya+$12.3MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Mexico () (2022)

Exports from Mexico () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Mexico ()

Kenya Exports

Mexico Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Mexico

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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