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About

Zimbabwe-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $12.6M to Kenya. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Kenya were Raw Tobacco ($6.39M), Raw Sugar ($4.77M), and Corn ($621k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.56%, from $19.7M in 2017 to $12.6M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $26.6M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Kenya exported to Zimbabwe were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($5.33M), Metal Stoppers ($3.38M), and Margarine ($2.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 12.3%,  from $14.9M in 2017 to $26.6M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B). 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, Zimbabwe exported $12.6M to Kenya. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Kenya were Raw Tobacco ($6.39M), Raw Sugar ($4.77M), and Corn ($621k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.56%, from $19.7M in 2017 to $12.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $26.6M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Kenya to Zimbabwe were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($5.33M), Metal Stoppers ($3.38M), and Margarine ($2.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 12.3%, from $14.9M in 2022 to $26.6M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe (Flag) and Kenya (Flag)

Zimbabwe Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Kenya included United Arab Emirates ($4.78B), South Africa ($1.47B), and China ($625M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Zimbabwe included Uganda ($677M), United States ($722M), and Pakistan ($541M).

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

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Foodstuffs ($11.2M), Vegetable Products ($1.14M), and Textiles ($143k).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Paper Goods ($5.94M), Metals ($5.13M), and Chemical Products ($4.62M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Kenya+$1.68MRaw Tobacco
Top Product Potential Kenya Zimbabwe+$386kSoap

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

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

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