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2022
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Exports $105MRnk 15 / 180
2022
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Top Product $24.1MOther Vegetable Fibers Yarn
2022
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Exports $4.46MRnk 82 / 166
2022
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Top Product $972kFloat Glass
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.5Rnk 87 / 133
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.67Rnk 127 / 133
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GDP$113BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH101%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$477BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH2.89%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $2,099CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH62.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$2,184CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-19.9%CURRENT US$
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Kenya-Nigeria Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $105M to Nigeria. The main products that Kenya exported to Nigeria were Other Vegetable Fibers Yarn ($24.1M), Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($21.4M), and Tea ($12.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 29.6%, from $28.6M in 2017 to $105M in 2022.

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

Nigeria-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Nigeria exported $4.46M to Kenya. The main products that Nigeria exported to Kenya were Float Glass ($972k), Brochures ($748k), and Raw Aluminium ($680k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.59%,  from $4.84M in 2017 to $4.46M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B). That same year, Nigeria ranked 127 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.67), and 51 in total exports ($70.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kenya exported $105M to Nigeria. The main products exported from Kenya to Nigeria were Other Vegetable Fibers Yarn ($24.1M), Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($21.4M), and Tea ($12.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 29.6%, from $28.6M in 2017 to $105M in 2022.

In 2017, Nigeria exported $4.46M to Kenya. The main products exported from Nigeria to Kenya were Float Glass ($972k), Brochures ($748k), and Raw Aluminium ($680k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.59%, from $4.84M in 2022 to $4.46M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Kenya (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Nigeria Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M
Nigeria
Top DestinationSpain$9.41B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nigeria than Kenya included Spain ($9.41B), India ($8.2B), and France ($4.95B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Nigeria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Textiles ($59.1M), Vegetable Products ($12.8M), and Animal Hides ($11.5M).

During 2017, Nigeria had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Stone And Glass ($995k), Paper Goods ($755k), and Metals ($748k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Nigeria+$2.64MTea
Top Product Potential Nigeria Kenya+$744kRaw Aluminium

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

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

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