2022
Exports
$98.3MWorld Rnk 70 / 217
Flag Rnk 14 / 1103
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Packaged Medicaments
0.67Rnk 291 / 1025
2022
Imports
$524MWorld Rnk 69 / 224
Flag Rnk 4 / 1174
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Kenya
-0.5Rnk 87 / 133

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Exports In 2022, Kenya exported $98.3M in Packaged Medicaments, making it the 70th largest exporter of Packaged Medicaments in the world. At the same year, Packaged Medicaments was the 14th most exported product in Kenya. The main destination of Packaged Medicaments exports from Kenya are: Tanzania ($28.8M), Uganda ($16.6M), Malawi ($9.12M), Somalia ($8.7M), and Rwanda ($8.66M).

The fastest growing export markets for Packaged Medicaments of Kenya between 2021 and 2022 were Malawi ($3M), South Sudan ($2.26M), and Burundi ($935k).

Imports In 2022, Kenya imported $524M in Packaged Medicaments, becoming the 69th largest importer of Packaged Medicaments in the world. At the same year, Packaged Medicaments was the 4th most imported product in Kenya. Kenya imports Packaged Medicaments primarily from: India ($269M), Switzerland ($58.8M), China ($31.4M), United Kingdom ($22.9M), and Pakistan ($18.7M).

The fastest growing import markets in Packaged Medicaments for Kenya between 2021 and 2022 were India ($15.7M), China ($8.16M), and Switzerland ($5.58M).

Latest Trends

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

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$98.3M
IMPORTS (2022)$524M
NET TRADE (2022)-$426M

In 2022, Kenya exported $98.3M in Packaged Medicaments. The main destinations of Kenya exports on Packaged Medicaments were Tanzania ($28.8M), Uganda ($16.6M), Malawi ($9.12M), Somalia ($8.7M), and Rwanda ($8.66M).

In 2022, Kenya imported $524M in Packaged Medicaments, mainly from India ($269M), Switzerland ($58.8M), China ($31.4M), United Kingdom ($22.9M), and Pakistan ($18.7M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Packaged Medicaments EXPORT MARKETS FOR Kenya WERE (2021 - 2022):
Malawi$3M (49.1%)
South Sudan$2.26M (53.3%)
Burundi$935k (61.4%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Packaged Medicaments BY Kenya WERE (2021 - 2022):
Uganda-$7.75M (-31.9%)
Tanzania-$6.45M (-18.3%)
Ethiopia-$5.06M (-69.2%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, Kenya's main exporting competitors in Packaged Medicaments were:
In 2022, Kenya's main importing competitors in Packaged Medicaments were:

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Trade Value of Packaged Medicaments by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUganda+ $3.22M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $37.8M

Packaged Medicaments’s highest export potential is Uganda. With an export gap of $3.22M.   Packaged Medicaments’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $37.8M.

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