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

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Romania-Kenya Trade: In 2023, Romania exported $5.86M to Kenya. The main products that Romania exported to Kenya were Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($1.16M), Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($443k), and Cars ($433k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 18%, from $15.8M in 2018 to $5.86M in 2023.

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

Kenya-Romania Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $6.2M to Romania. The main products that Kenya exported to Romania were Coffee ($2.69M), Tropical Fruits ($1.61M), and Fish Fillets ($1.07M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 6.19%, from $4.59M in 2018 to $6.2M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Romania ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.02), and 41 in total exports ($104B). That same year, Kenya ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.47), and 109 in total exports ($8.59B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Romania exported $5.86M to Kenya. The main products exported from Romania to Kenya were Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($1.16M), Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($443k), and Cars ($433k). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 18%, from $15.8M in 2018 to $5.86M in 2023.

In 2018, Kenya exported $6.2M to Romania. The main products exported from Kenya to Romania were Coffee ($2.69M), Tropical Fruits ($1.61M), and Fish Fillets ($1.07M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 6.19%, from $4.59M in 2023 to $6.2M in 2018.

Exports from Romania () to Kenya () (2023)

Exports from Kenya () to Romania () (2023)

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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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Romania
Top DestinationGermany$19.9B

Kenya
Top DestinationUganda$893M

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 2023, countries that imported more from Romania than Kenya included Germany ($19.9B), Italy ($10.2B), and France ($6.5B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than Romania included Uganda ($893M), Tanzania ($451M), and Pakistan ($520M).

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

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 2023, Romania had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Machines ($1.61M), Chemical Products ($1.48M), and Instruments ($663k).

During 2018, Kenya had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($4.76M), Animal Products ($1.07M), and Foodstuffs ($292k).

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 () (2023)

Exports from Kenya () to Romania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Romania () and Kenya ()

Romania Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Romania - Kenya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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