Morocco (MAR) and Kenya (KEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Morocco-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Morocco exported $146M to Kenya. The main products that Morocco exported to Kenya were Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($135M), Phosphatic Fertilizers ($9.76M), and Essential Oils ($347k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Morocco to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 56.5%, from $15.6M in 2017 to $146M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Morocco Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $6.49M to Morocco. The main products that Kenya exported to Morocco were Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($2.66M), Sowing Seeds ($2.42M), and Titanium Ore ($526k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Morocco have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.82%, from $9.68M in 2017 to $6.49M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Morocco ranked 80 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.29), and 63 in total exports ($46.7B). That same year, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Morocco exported $146M to Kenya. The main products exported from Morocco to Kenya were Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($135M), Phosphatic Fertilizers ($9.76M), and Essential Oils ($347k). During the last 5 years the exports of Morocco to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 56.5%, from $15.6M in 2017 to $146M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $6.49M to Morocco. The main products exported from Kenya to Morocco were Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($2.66M), Sowing Seeds ($2.42M), and Titanium Ore ($526k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Morocco have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.82%, from $9.68M in 2022 to $6.49M in 2017.

Exports from Morocco () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Morocco () (2022)

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Trade between Morocco () and Kenya ()

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Morocco
Top DestinationSpain$8.55B

Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Morocco than Kenya included Spain ($8.55B), France ($7.92B), and India ($2.99B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Morocco - Kenya

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

During 2022, Morocco had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Chemical Products ($145M), Textiles ($581k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($301k).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Morocco in the exports of Textiles ($2.68M), Vegetable Products ($2.62M), and Mineral Products ($526k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Morocco Kenya+$611kPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Kenya Morocco+$525kTea

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Morocco () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Morocco () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Morocco () and Kenya ()

Morocco Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Morocco - Kenya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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