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

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Kenya-Romania Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $8.7M to Romania. The main products that Kenya exported to Romania were Coffee ($4.12M), Fish Fillets ($1.4M), and Tropical Fruits ($1.35M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 19%, from $3.64M in 2017 to $8.7M in 2022.

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

Romania-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Romania exported $17.4M to Kenya. The main products that Romania exported to Kenya were Corn ($12.6M), Telephones ($756k), and Aluminium Oxide ($632k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 25.7%, from $5.54M in 2017 to $17.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Romania 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, Romania ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.03), and 43 in total exports ($99.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $8.7M to Romania. The main products exported from Kenya to Romania were Coffee ($4.12M), Fish Fillets ($1.4M), and Tropical Fruits ($1.35M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 19%, from $3.64M in 2017 to $8.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Romania exported $17.4M to Kenya. The main products exported from Romania to Kenya were Corn ($12.6M), Telephones ($756k), and Aluminium Oxide ($632k). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 25.7%, from $5.54M in 2022 to $17.4M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Romania () (2022)

Exports from Romania () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Romania ()

Kenya Exports

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Romania Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Romania
Top DestinationGermany$18.8B

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 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Romania included Uganda ($677M), Rwanda ($439M), and Tanzania ($418M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Romania than Kenya included Germany ($18.8B), Italy ($9.55B), and Hungary ($6.75B).

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

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 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($5.81M), Animal Products ($1.4M), and Foodstuffs ($1.1M).

During 2017, Romania had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($12.8M), Machines ($1.93M), and Chemical Products ($1.25M).

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 () (2022)

Exports from Romania () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Romania ()

Kenya Exports

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Romania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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