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Kenya Trade Summary

2008

Kenya exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR KENYA 2008

Overall Exports and Imports for Kenya 2008

Exports and imports of Kenya in 2008 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 5,001 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 11,128 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 3,371 products were exported to 163 countries and 3,963 products were imported from 151 countries.

Kenya top 5 Export and Import partners 2008

Top five countries to which Kenya exported in 2008 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Kenya exports to Uganda worth US$ 615 million, with a partner share of 12.29 percent.
  2. Kenya exports to United Kingdom worth US$ 551 million, with a partner share of 11.01 percent.
  3. Kenya exports to Tanzania worth US$ 425 million, with a partner share of 8.50 percent.
  4. Kenya exports to Netherlands worth US$ 380 million, with a partner share of 7.60 percent.
  5. Kenya exports to United States worth US$ 300 million, with a partner share of 5.99 percent.

Top five countries from which Kenya imported goods in 2008 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Kenya imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 1,656 million, with a partner share of 14.88 percent.
  2. Kenya imports from India worth US$ 1,310 million, with a partner share of 11.77 percent.
  3. Kenya imports from China worth US$ 932 million, with a partner share of 8.38 percent.
  4. Kenya imports from South Africa worth US$ 678 million, with a partner share of 6.09 percent.
  5. Kenya imports from Japan worth US$ 649 million, with a partner share of 5.84 percent.

Kenya Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2008

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Kenya along with trade value are:

  1. Kenya exported Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, , worth 930,161.04 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Kenya exported Fresh cut flowers and buds , worth 253,691.37 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Kenya exported Other vegetables, fresh or chilled, nes , worth 206,335.09 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Kenya exported Dried, dyed, bleached or otherwise prepared cut , worth 192,304.45 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Kenya exported Other carbonates; peroxocarbonates , worth 191,243.57 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Kenya along with trade value are

  1. Kenya imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 1,769,643.68 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Kenya imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 1,176,457.38 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Kenya imported Crude palm oil , worth 406,870.93 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Kenya imported Flat rlld prod, i/nas, in coil, hr,=>600mm w, l , worth 266,634.06 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Kenya imported Spelt, common wheat and meslin , worth 201,284.61 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2008

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2008 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2008

Tariffs imposed by Kenya in 2008 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 100 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 12.09 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 7.35 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 5,988,583.09 and duty free tariff line items share was 36.63 percent.

Development Indicators 2008

Key Development Indicators of Kenya in 2008 are below

  • Kenya GDP in current US dollar was 35,895 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 830.00 .
  • Kenya Trade balance: as % of GDP was -12.23.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -4,390.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 57.58 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 14.45 .

Trade Indicators 2008

Trade Indicators for Kenya in 2008 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.06.
  • Index of export market penetration was 3.17.
  • World Growth in percentage was -59.29 and Kenya Country Growth was -69.49 .