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101%CURRENT US$
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62.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Kenya-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $418M to Tanzania. The main products that Kenya exported to Tanzania were Soap ($52.6M), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($30.5M), and Packaged Medicaments ($28.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 8.8%, from $274M in 2017 to $418M in 2022.

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

Tanzania-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $482M to Kenya. The main products that Tanzania exported to Kenya were Corn ($118M), Petroleum Gas ($36M), and Kraft Paper ($32.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 13%,  from $262M in 2017 to $482M in 2022.

In 2022, Tanzania 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, Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kenya exported $418M to Tanzania. The main products exported from Kenya to Tanzania were Soap ($52.6M), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($30.5M), and Packaged Medicaments ($28.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 8.8%, from $274M in 2017 to $418M in 2022.

In 2017, Tanzania exported $482M to Kenya. The main products exported from Tanzania to Kenya were Corn ($118M), Petroleum Gas ($36M), and Kraft Paper ($32.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 13%, from $262M in 2022 to $482M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya (Flag) and Tanzania (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Tanzania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$2.73B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Tanzania included United States ($722M), Pakistan ($541M), and Uganda ($677M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Kenya included India ($2.73B), South Africa ($939M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.07B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Tanzania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Chemical Products ($139M), Metals ($71M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($28.6M).

During 2017, Tanzania had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($189M), Mineral Products ($67.5M), and Paper Goods ($44M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Tanzania+$9.05MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Tanzania Kenya+$8.8MGold

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

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

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