Kenya (KEN) and Netherlands (NLD) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $706M to Netherlands. The main products that Kenya exported to Netherlands were Cut Flowers ($331M), Tropical Fruits ($107M), and Refined Petroleum ($84.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 4.84%, from $557M in 2018 to $706M in 2023.

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

Netherlands-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $377M to Kenya. The main products that Netherlands exported to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($164M), Cranes ($35.3M), and Coal Tar Oil ($16.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 2.81%, from $328M in 2018 to $377M in 2023.

In 2023, Netherlands 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, Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Kenya exported $706M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Kenya to Netherlands were Cut Flowers ($331M), Tropical Fruits ($107M), and Refined Petroleum ($84.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 4.84%, from $557M in 2018 to $706M in 2023.

In 2018, Netherlands exported $377M to Kenya. The main products exported from Netherlands to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($164M), Cranes ($35.3M), and Coal Tar Oil ($16.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 2.81%, from $328M in 2023 to $377M in 2018.

Exports from Kenya () to Netherlands () (2023)

Exports from Netherlands () to Kenya () (2023)

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Trade between Kenya () and Netherlands ()

Kenya Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$96.9B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Kenya included Germany ($96.9B), Belgium ($87B), and France ($67.3B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Netherlands

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

During 2023, Kenya had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Vegetable Products ($568M), Mineral Products ($91.7M), and Foodstuffs ($13.8M).

During 2018, Netherlands had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($181M), Machines ($76.8M), and Chemical Products ($38.8M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Netherlands+$7.18MCoffee

Top Product Potential Netherlands Kenya+$88.2MRefined 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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Netherlands () (2023)

Exports from Netherlands () to Kenya () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Netherlands ()

Kenya Exports

Netherlands Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Netherlands

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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