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Kenya-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $104M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Kenya exported to Saudi Arabia were Cut Flowers ($41.5M), Tea ($21.4M), and Tropical Fruits ($13.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.41%, from $79.8M in 2017 to $104M in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $929M to Kenya. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($631M), Ethylene Polymers ($79.8M), and Propylene Polymers ($67.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.06%,  from $1.09B in 2017 to $929M in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia 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, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kenya exported $104M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Kenya to Saudi Arabia were Cut Flowers ($41.5M), Tea ($21.4M), and Tropical Fruits ($13.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.41%, from $79.8M in 2017 to $104M in 2022.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia exported $929M to Kenya. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($631M), Ethylene Polymers ($79.8M), and Propylene Polymers ($67.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.06%, from $1.09B in 2022 to $929M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Saudi Arabia included Uganda ($677M), Rwanda ($439M), and South Sudan ($170M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Kenya included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($80M), Animal Products ($11.5M), and Textiles ($7.27M).

During 2017, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($652M), Plastics and Rubbers ($156M), and Chemical Products ($93.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Saudi Arabia+$8.29MTea
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Kenya+$42.2MRefined 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

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

Product Space of Kenya (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

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