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Malaysia-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $1.1B to Kenya. The main products that Malaysia exported to Kenya were Palm Oil ($859M), Refined Petroleum ($67.8M), and Stearic Acid ($54.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 30.6%, from $290M in 2017 to $1.1B in 2022.

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

Kenya-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $26M to Malaysia. The main products that Kenya exported to Malaysia were Titanium Ore ($9.79M), Tea ($5.51M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($2.89M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 22.1%,  from $9.55M in 2017 to $26M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B). That same year, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Malaysia exported $1.1B to Kenya. The main products exported from Malaysia to Kenya were Palm Oil ($859M), Refined Petroleum ($67.8M), and Stearic Acid ($54.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 30.6%, from $290M in 2017 to $1.1B in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $26M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Kenya to Malaysia were Titanium Ore ($9.79M), Tea ($5.51M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($2.89M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 22.1%, from $9.55M in 2022 to $26M in 2017.

Exports from Malaysia (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Kenya included Singapore ($53.8B), China ($48.5B), and United States ($44.2B).

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

Difference in imports from Kenya (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($954M), Mineral Products ($68.1M), and Chemical Products ($14.4M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($13.3M), Vegetable Products ($8.11M), and Foodstuffs ($2.99M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Sort By
Top Product Potential Malaysia Kenya+$63.8MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Kenya Malaysia+$4.65MTea

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

Product Space of Malaysia (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2022)

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