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Thailand-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Thailand exported $249M to Kenya. The main products that Thailand exported to Kenya were Raw Sugar ($43.6M), Delivery Trucks ($32.3M), and Cars ($16.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Thailand to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 0.66%, from $241M in 2017 to $249M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Thailand Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $31.8M to Thailand. The main products that Kenya exported to Thailand were Carbonates ($26.1M), Precious Stones ($3.06M), and Titanium Ore ($1.45M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Thailand have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.62%,  from $49.9M in 2017 to $31.8M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Thailand ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 27 in total exports ($312B). 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, Thailand exported $249M to Kenya. The main products exported from Thailand to Kenya were Raw Sugar ($43.6M), Delivery Trucks ($32.3M), and Cars ($16.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Thailand to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 0.66%, from $241M in 2017 to $249M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $31.8M to Thailand. The main products exported from Kenya to Thailand were Carbonates ($26.1M), Precious Stones ($3.06M), and Titanium Ore ($1.45M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Thailand have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.62%, from $49.9M in 2022 to $31.8M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Thailand (Flag) and Kenya (Flag)

Thailand Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Thailand
Top Destination
United States$53.4B
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Thailand than Kenya included United States ($53.4B), China ($35.3B), and Japan ($24.6B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Thailand - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Thailand had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Transportation ($63.8M), Foodstuffs ($49.3M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($43.6M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Chemical Products ($26.1M), Precious Metals ($3.06M), and Mineral Products ($1.45M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Thailand Kenya+$13.3MCars
Top Product Potential Kenya Thailand+$789kTitanium Ore

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

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

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