Kenya (KEN) and Guatemala (GTM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Guatemala Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $1.67M to Guatemala. The main products that Kenya exported to Guatemala were Sowing Seeds ($1.39M), Knit T-shirts ($97.1k), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($62.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 87.4%, from $72.2k in 2017 to $1.67M in 2022.

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

Guatemala-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Guatemala exported $980k to Kenya. The main products that Guatemala exported to Kenya were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($400k), Sowing Seeds ($182k), and Small Iron Containers ($161k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.8%, from $7.69M in 2017 to $980k in 2022.

In 2022, Guatemala 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, Guatemala ranked 76 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.2), and 84 in total exports ($16.4B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $1.67M to Guatemala. The main products exported from Kenya to Guatemala were Sowing Seeds ($1.39M), Knit T-shirts ($97.1k), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($62.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 87.4%, from $72.2k in 2017 to $1.67M in 2022.

In 2017, Guatemala exported $980k to Kenya. The main products exported from Guatemala to Kenya were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($400k), Sowing Seeds ($182k), and Small Iron Containers ($161k). During the last 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.8%, from $7.69M in 2022 to $980k in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Guatemala () (2022)

Exports from Guatemala () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Guatemala ()

Kenya Exports

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Guatemala Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Guatemala
Top DestinationUnited States$5.23B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Guatemala included Uganda ($677M), Pakistan ($541M), and Rwanda ($439M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Guatemala than Kenya included United States ($5.23B), El Salvador ($2.03B), and Honduras ($1.58B).

Difference in imports from Guatemala () and Kenya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Guatemala

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Guatemala in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.39M), Textiles ($276k), and Transportation ($3.57k).

During 2017, Guatemala had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Transportation ($400k), Vegetable Products ($311k), and Metals ($161k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Guatemala+$129kKnit T-shirts

Top Product Potential Guatemala Kenya+$137kSowing Seeds

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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Kenya and Guatemala. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Guatemala. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Guatemala indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Guatemala () (2022)

Exports from Guatemala () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Guatemala ()

Kenya Exports

Guatemala Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Guatemala () and Kenya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Guatemala

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Kenya () and Guatemala () (2022)

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