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Kuwait-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Kuwait exported $128M to Kenya. The main products that Kuwait exported to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($118M), Petroleum Coke ($2.37M), and Organic Composite Solvents ($2.11M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kuwait to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 123%, from $2.33M in 2017 to $128M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Kuwait Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $23.7M to Kuwait. The main products that Kenya exported to Kuwait were Sheep and Goat Meat ($9.67M), Cut Flowers ($6.96M), and Tropical Fruits ($2.89M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 55.4%,  from $2.62M in 2017 to $23.7M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Kuwait ranked 46 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.44), and 42 in total exports ($101B). 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, Kuwait exported $128M to Kenya. The main products exported from Kuwait to Kenya were Refined Petroleum ($118M), Petroleum Coke ($2.37M), and Organic Composite Solvents ($2.11M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kuwait to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 123%, from $2.33M in 2017 to $128M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $23.7M to Kuwait. The main products exported from Kenya to Kuwait were Sheep and Goat Meat ($9.67M), Cut Flowers ($6.96M), and Tropical Fruits ($2.89M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 55.4%, from $2.62M in 2022 to $23.7M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Kuwait (Flag) and Kenya (Flag)

Kuwait Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kuwait
Top Destination
China$24.3B
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kuwait than Kenya included China ($24.3B), India ($15B), and South Korea ($10.8B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Kuwait - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kuwait had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Mineral Products ($121M), Chemical Products ($3.13M), and Machines ($2.48M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Kuwait in the exports of Vegetable Products ($12.4M), Animal Products ($9.92M), and Textiles ($753k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Kuwait Kenya+$39.6MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Kenya Kuwait+$1.29MTropical Fruits

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

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

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