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2022
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Exports $722MRnk 1 / 180
2022
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Top Product $119MNon-Knit Men's Suits
2022
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Exports $661MRnk 94 / 219
2022
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Top Product $241MPetroleum Gas
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.5Rnk 87 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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GDP$113BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH101%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $2,099CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH62.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$76,399CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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Kenya-United States Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $722M to United States. The main products that Kenya exported to United States were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($119M), Titanium Ore ($85.5M), and Coffee ($66M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 8.86%, from $472M in 2017 to $722M in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya did not export any services to United States.

United States-Kenya Trade: In 2022, United States exported $661M to Kenya. The main products that United States exported to Kenya were Petroleum Gas ($241M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($51.9M), and Spark-Ignition Engines ($28.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 8.24%,  from $445M in 2017 to $661M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kenya exported $722M to United States. The main products exported from Kenya to United States were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($119M), Titanium Ore ($85.5M), and Coffee ($66M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 8.86%, from $472M in 2017 to $722M in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $661M to Kenya. The main products exported from United States to Kenya were Petroleum Gas ($241M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($51.9M), and Spark-Ignition Engines ($28.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 8.24%, from $445M in 2022 to $661M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between Kenya (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Kenya Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Kenya included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($412M), Vegetable Products ($137M), and Mineral Products ($88.4M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($245M), Machines ($88.3M), and Chemical Products ($79.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya United States+$46.7MCoffee
Top Product Potential United States Kenya+$20.1MPetroleum Gas

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

Product Space of Kenya (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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