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About

Zambia-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $63.4M to Kenya. The main products that Zambia exported to Kenya were Soybean Meal ($24.1M), Corn ($23.7M), and Raw Sugar ($3.93M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.46%, from $75.6M in 2017 to $63.4M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $54.7M to Zambia. The main products that Kenya exported to Zambia were Margarine ($5.61M), Processed Tobacco ($5.24M), and Raw Plastic Sheeting ($3.29M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.49%,  from $38.5M in 2017 to $54.7M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B). 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, Zambia exported $63.4M to Kenya. The main products exported from Zambia to Kenya were Soybean Meal ($24.1M), Corn ($23.7M), and Raw Sugar ($3.93M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.46%, from $75.6M in 2017 to $63.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $54.7M to Zambia. The main products exported from Kenya to Zambia were Margarine ($5.61M), Processed Tobacco ($5.24M), and Raw Plastic Sheeting ($3.29M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.49%, from $38.5M in 2022 to $54.7M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Zambia (Flag) and Kenya (Flag)

Zambia Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Kenya included Switzerland ($4.5B), China ($2.6B), and Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Zambia included Uganda ($677M), United States ($722M), and Netherlands ($502M).

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Zambia had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Foodstuffs ($29.3M), Vegetable Products ($23.8M), and Metals ($5.54M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Chemical Products ($10.3M), Foodstuffs ($9.22M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($8.55M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zambia Kenya+$1.62MRaw Sugar
Top Product Potential Kenya Zambia+$1.44MPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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