Romania (ROU) and Kenya (KEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Romania-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Romania exported $17.4M to Kenya. The main products that Romania exported to Kenya were Corn ($12.6M), Telephones ($756k), and Aluminium Oxide ($632k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 25.7%, from $5.54M in 2017 to $17.4M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Romania Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $8.7M to Romania. The main products that Kenya exported to Romania were Coffee ($4.12M), Fish Fillets ($1.4M), and Tropical Fruits ($1.35M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 19%, from $3.64M in 2017 to $8.7M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Romania ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.03), and 43 in total exports ($99.5B). 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

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In 2022, Romania exported $17.4M to Kenya. The main products exported from Romania to Kenya were Corn ($12.6M), Telephones ($756k), and Aluminium Oxide ($632k). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 25.7%, from $5.54M in 2017 to $17.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $8.7M to Romania. The main products exported from Kenya to Romania were Coffee ($4.12M), Fish Fillets ($1.4M), and Tropical Fruits ($1.35M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 19%, from $3.64M in 2022 to $8.7M in 2017.

Exports from Romania () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Romania () (2022)

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Trade between Romania () and Kenya ()

Romania Exports

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Kenya Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Romania
Top DestinationGermany$18.8B

Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Romania than Kenya included Germany ($18.8B), Italy ($9.55B), and Hungary ($6.75B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Romania - Kenya

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

During 2022, Romania had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($12.8M), Machines ($1.93M), and Chemical Products ($1.25M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($5.81M), Animal Products ($1.4M), and Foodstuffs ($1.1M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Romania Kenya+$1.93MCorn

Top Product Potential Kenya Romania+$3.06MCoffee

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Romania () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Romania () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Romania () and Kenya ()

Romania Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Romania - Kenya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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