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101%CURRENT US$
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Kenya-Vietnam Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $29.9M to Vietnam. The main products that Kenya exported to Vietnam were Bran ($9.82M), Dried Legumes ($5.5M), and Other Nuts ($4.25M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Vietnam have increased at an annualized rate of 15.1%, from $14.7M in 2017 to $29.9M in 2022.

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

Vietnam-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Vietnam exported $122M to Kenya. The main products that Vietnam exported to Kenya were Bedspreads ($17.7M), Electric Batteries ($17.4M), and Heavy Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($4.74M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Vietnam to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 22.2%,  from $44.7M in 2017 to $122M in 2022.

In 2022, Vietnam 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, Vietnam ranked 55 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.2), and 19 in total exports ($399B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kenya exported $29.9M to Vietnam. The main products exported from Kenya to Vietnam were Bran ($9.82M), Dried Legumes ($5.5M), and Other Nuts ($4.25M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Vietnam have increased at an annualized rate of 15.1%, from $14.7M in 2017 to $29.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Vietnam exported $122M to Kenya. The main products exported from Vietnam to Kenya were Bedspreads ($17.7M), Electric Batteries ($17.4M), and Heavy Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($4.74M). During the last 5 years the exports of Vietnam to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 22.2%, from $44.7M in 2022 to $122M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya (Flag) and Vietnam (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M
Vietnam
Top Destination
United States$117B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Vietnam than Kenya included United States ($117B), China ($58.7B), and South Korea ($25.2B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Vietnam

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Vietnam in the exports of Vegetable Products ($13.9M), Foodstuffs ($9.83M), and Mineral Products ($2.9M).

During 2017, Vietnam had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Textiles ($33.7M), Machines ($28.3M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($15M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Vietnam+$2.12MOther Nuts
Top Product Potential Vietnam Kenya+$8.16MTelephones

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

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

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