Kenya (KEN) and Romania (ROU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Romania Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $6.2M to Romania. The main products that Kenya exported to Romania were Coffee ($2.69M), Tropical Fruits ($1.61M), and Fish Fillets ($1.07M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 6.19%, from $4.59M in 2018 to $6.2M in 2023.

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

Romania-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Romania exported $5.86M to Kenya. The main products that Romania exported to Kenya were Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($1.16M), Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($443k), and Cars ($433k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 18%, from $15.8M in 2018 to $5.86M in 2023.

In 2023, Romania 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, Romania ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.02), and 41 in total exports ($104B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Kenya exported $6.2M to Romania. The main products exported from Kenya to Romania were Coffee ($2.69M), Tropical Fruits ($1.61M), and Fish Fillets ($1.07M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 6.19%, from $4.59M in 2018 to $6.2M in 2023.

In 2018, Romania exported $5.86M to Kenya. The main products exported from Romania to Kenya were Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($1.16M), Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($443k), and Cars ($433k). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 18%, from $15.8M in 2023 to $5.86M in 2018.

Exports from Kenya () to Romania () (2023)

Exports from Romania () to Kenya () (2023)

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Trade between Kenya () and Romania ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

Romania
Top DestinationGermany$19.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Romania included Uganda ($893M), Tanzania ($451M), and Pakistan ($520M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Romania than Kenya included Germany ($19.9B), Italy ($10.2B), and France ($6.5B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Romania

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

During 2023, Kenya had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($4.76M), Animal Products ($1.07M), and Foodstuffs ($292k).

During 2018, Romania had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Machines ($1.61M), Chemical Products ($1.48M), and Instruments ($663k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Romania+$3.06MCoffee

Top Product Potential Romania Kenya+$1.93MCorn

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Romania () (2023)

Exports from Romania () to Kenya () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Romania ()

Kenya Exports

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Romania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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