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Iran-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $25.2M to Kenya. The main products that Iran exported to Kenya were Asphalt Mixtures ($8.19M), Petroleum Coke ($7.49M), and Bitumen and asphalt ($3.78M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.6%, from $146M in 2017 to $25.2M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Iran Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $49.8M to Iran. The main products that Kenya exported to Iran were Tea ($49.2M), Coffee ($479k), and Coffee and Tea Extracts ($75.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 27.5%,  from $14.8M in 2017 to $49.8M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B). 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, Iran exported $25.2M to Kenya. The main products exported from Iran to Kenya were Asphalt Mixtures ($8.19M), Petroleum Coke ($7.49M), and Bitumen and asphalt ($3.78M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.6%, from $146M in 2017 to $25.2M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $49.8M to Iran. The main products exported from Kenya to Iran were Tea ($49.2M), Coffee ($479k), and Coffee and Tea Extracts ($75.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 27.5%, from $14.8M in 2022 to $49.8M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Iran (Flag) and Kenya (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Kenya included China ($5.72B), Turkey ($3.17B), and Kuwait ($960M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Iran - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Iran had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($20.8M), Foodstuffs ($2.19M), and Stone And Glass ($813k).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Vegetable Products ($49.7M), Foodstuffs ($75.7k), and Mineral Products ($19.2k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Iran Kenya+$2.61MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Kenya Iran+$786kCoffee

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

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

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