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54.7%CURRENT US$
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75.2%CURRENT US$
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$5,391CURRENT US$
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50.5%CURRENT US$
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$1,952CURRENT US$
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About

El Salvador-Kenya Trade: In 2023, El Salvador exported $37.6k to Kenya. The main products that El Salvador exported to Kenya were Labels ($23.3k), Broadcasting Accessories ($5.66k), and Liquid Dispersing Machines ($2.62k). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $22.4k in 2018 to $37.6k in 2023.

In 2023, El Salvador did not export any services to Kenya.

Kenya-El Salvador Trade: In 2023, Kenya exported $334k to El Salvador. The main products that Kenya exported to El Salvador were Knit Men's Undergarments ($101k), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($59.6k), and Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($56.3k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 47.7%,  from $47.4k in 2018 to $334k in 2023.

In 2023, Kenya did not export any services to El Salvador.

Comparison: In 2023,  El Salvador ranked 63 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.0012), and 118 in total exports ($6.76B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2023, El Salvador exported $37.6k to Kenya. The main products exported from El Salvador to Kenya were Labels ($23.3k), Broadcasting Accessories ($5.66k), and Liquid Dispersing Machines ($2.62k). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $22.4k in 2018 to $37.6k in 2023.

In 2018, Kenya exported $334k to El Salvador. The main products exported from Kenya to El Salvador were Knit Men's Undergarments ($101k), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($59.6k), and Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($56.3k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 47.7%, from $47.4k in 2023 to $334k in 2018.

Exports from El Salvador (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to El Salvador (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between El Salvador (Flag) and Kenya (Flag)

El Salvador Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
El Salvador
Top Destination
United States$2.41B
Kenya
Top Destination
Uganda$893M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from El Salvador than Kenya included United States ($2.41B), Guatemala ($1.15B), and Honduras ($1.03B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kenya than El Salvador included Uganda ($893M), United Arab Emirates ($716M), and Netherlands ($706M).

Difference in imports from Kenya (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, El Salvador had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Textiles ($23.5k), Machines ($9.22k), and Instruments ($2.6k).

During 2018, Kenya had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Textiles ($317k), Transportation ($15k), and Machines ($334).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential El Salvador Kenya+$19.5kNarrow Woven Fabric
Top Product Potential Kenya El Salvador+$90.6kKnit T-shirts

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

Product Space of El Salvador (Flag) and Kenya (Flag) (2023)

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