Kenya (KEN) and Senegal (SEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Senegal Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $2.49M to Senegal. The main products that Kenya exported to Senegal were Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($1.05M), Tea ($432k), and Refined Petroleum ($201k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Senegal have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $1.46M in 2017 to $2.49M in 2022.

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

Senegal-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Senegal exported $299k to Kenya. The main products that Senegal exported to Kenya were Used Clothing ($135k), Other Furniture ($73.1k), and Brochures ($16.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Senegal to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 5.99%, from $211k in 2017 to $299k in 2022.

In 2022, Senegal 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, Senegal ranked 85 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 120 in total exports ($6.2B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $2.49M to Senegal. The main products exported from Kenya to Senegal were Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($1.05M), Tea ($432k), and Refined Petroleum ($201k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Senegal have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $1.46M in 2017 to $2.49M in 2022.

In 2017, Senegal exported $299k to Kenya. The main products exported from Senegal to Kenya were Used Clothing ($135k), Other Furniture ($73.1k), and Brochures ($16.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Senegal to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 5.99%, from $211k in 2022 to $299k in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Senegal () (2022)

Exports from Senegal () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Senegal ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Senegal
Top DestinationMali$1.13B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Senegal than Kenya included Mali ($1.13B), India ($1B), and Switzerland ($662M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Senegal

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Senegal in the exports of Textiles ($1.09M), Vegetable Products ($529k), and Mineral Products ($201k).

During 2017, Senegal had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Textiles ($137k), Miscellaneous ($75.7k), and Paper Goods ($26.3k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Senegal+$491kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Senegal Kenya+$38.3kOther Furniture

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Senegal () (2022)

Exports from Senegal () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Senegal ()

Kenya Exports

Senegal Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Senegal

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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