Onions in Kenya | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

About

Exports In 2022, Kenya exported $6.13M in Onions, making it the 49th largest exporter of Onions in the world. At the same year, Onions was the 137th most exported product in Kenya. The main destination of Onions exports from Kenya are: Netherlands ($3.36M), United Kingdom ($761k), South Sudan ($387k), Somalia ($246k), and France ($238k).

The fastest growing export markets for Onions of Kenya between 2021 and 2022 were Netherlands ($1.4M), Kuwait ($216k), and South Sudan ($206k).

Imports In 2022, Kenya imported $4.94M in Onions, becoming the 108th largest importer of Onions in the world. At the same year, Onions was the 459th most imported product in Kenya. Kenya imports Onions primarily from: China ($4.46M), Ethiopia ($250k), Egypt ($90.6k), India ($46.5k), and Tanzania ($44.2k).

The fastest growing import markets in Onions for Kenya between 2021 and 2022 were Ethiopia ($93.5k), Egypt ($78.8k), and Tanzania ($29.7k).

Latest Trends

Mar 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

View

LinePlot

StackedArea

Flow

Exports

Imports

Y-AXIS SCALE

Linear

Log

Value

For a full breakdown of trade patterns, visit the trend explorer or the product in country profile.

The following visualization shows the latest trends on Onions. Countries are shown based on data availability.

* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

Explore Latest Trends

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$6.13M

IMPORTS (2022)$4.94M

NET TRADE (2022)$1.19M

In 2022, Kenya exported $6.13M in Onions. The main destinations of Kenya exports on Onions were Netherlands ($3.36M), United Kingdom ($761k), South Sudan ($387k), Somalia ($246k), and France ($238k).

In 2022, Kenya imported $4.94M in Onions, mainly from China ($4.46M), Ethiopia ($250k), Egypt ($90.6k), India ($46.5k), and Tanzania ($44.2k).

Explore Visualizations