Liberia (LBR) and Kenya (KEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Liberia-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Liberia exported $3.14k to Kenya. The main products that Liberia exported to Kenya were Surveying Equipment ($2.23k), Trunks and Cases ($346), and Animal or Vegetable Fertilizers ($130). Over the past 5 years the exports of Liberia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 59.9%, from $304k in 2018 to $3.14k in 2023.

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

Kenya-Liberia Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $1.11M to Liberia. The main products that Kenya exported to Liberia were Broadcasting Equipment ($254k), Electric Batteries ($120k), and Packaged Medicaments ($98.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $600k in 2018 to $1.11M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Liberia ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.44), and 142 in total exports ($2.36B). That same year, Kenya ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.47), and 109 in total exports ($8.59B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Liberia exported $3.14k to Kenya. The main products exported from Liberia to Kenya were Surveying Equipment ($2.23k), Trunks and Cases ($346), and Animal or Vegetable Fertilizers ($130). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 59.9%, from $304k in 2018 to $3.14k in 2023.

In 2018, Kenya exported $1.11M to Liberia. The main products exported from Kenya to Liberia were Broadcasting Equipment ($254k), Electric Batteries ($120k), and Packaged Medicaments ($98.5k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $600k in 2023 to $1.11M in 2018.

Exports from Liberia () to Kenya () (2023)

Exports from Kenya () to Liberia () (2023)

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Trade between Liberia () and Kenya ()

Kenya Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$708M

Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Liberia than Kenya included Switzerland ($708M), Lebanon ($105M), and France ($197M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Liberia included Uganda ($893M), United States ($838M), and Netherlands ($706M).

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Kenya

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

During 2023, Liberia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Instruments ($2.28k), Animal Hides ($346), and Chemical Products ($179).

During 2018, Kenya had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of Machines ($585k), Miscellaneous ($129k), and Metals ($117k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Liberia Kenya+$1.21MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Kenya Liberia+$94.7kPackaged Medicaments

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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Liberia () to Kenya () (2023)

Exports from Kenya () to Liberia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Liberia () and Kenya ()

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Kenya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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