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Kenya: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Kenya at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 24.8 billionGrowth +4.1% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:KE:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 8.7 billionGrowth +8.7% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:KE:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,205Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory2,695Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 4.7 billion−7.2%BACI:KE:2710:1:2024
21511 Palm oil and its fractionsUSD 1.4 billion+31.7%BACI:KE:1511:1:2024
31001 Wheat and meslinUSD 616.8 million−4.3%BACI:KE:1001:1:2024
43004 MedicamentsUSD 512.6 million+7.9%BACI:KE:3004:1:2024
51006 RiceUSD 509.5 million+23.1%BACI:KE:1006:1:2024
68703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 491.8 million+14.2%BACI:KE:8703:1:2024
77208 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 470.5 million+1.7%BACI:KE:7208:1:2024
83105 Fertilizers: mineral or chemicalUSD 346.2 million+26.1%BACI:KE:3105:1:2024
92711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 331.8 million+19.9%BACI:KE:2711:1:2024
108517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 329.7 million+2.3%BACI:KE:8517:1:2024
118802 Aircraft: spacecraftUSD 269.3 million+105.6%BACI:KE:8802:1:2024
123901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary formsUSD 258.3 million+18.2%BACI:KE:3901:1:2024
131701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucroseUSD 235.9 million−51.2%BACI:KE:1701:1:2024
143902 Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary formsUSD 229.2 million+18.5%BACI:KE:3902:1:2024
156309 Textiles: worn clothing and other worn articlesUSD 211.5 million+9.4%BACI:KE:6309:1:2024
168710 Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorisedUSD 210.6 million+37,457.5%BACI:KE:8710:1:2024
178704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 195.9 million−17.6%BACI:KE:8704:1:2024
183907 Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, polycarbonatesUSD 186.8 million+60.5%BACI:KE:3907:1:2024
195407 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarnUSD 185.5 million+2.5%BACI:KE:5407:1:2024
203808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicidesUSD 171.7 million+16.2%BACI:KE:3808:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
10902 TeaUSD 1.4 billion+2.6%BACI:KE:0902:2:2024
22710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 905.4 million+186.6%BACI:KE:2710:2:2024
30603 Flowers: cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitableUSD 779.1 million+9.1%BACI:KE:0603:2:2024
40804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavasUSD 314.8 million+14.3%BACI:KE:0804:2:2024
50901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinatedUSD 310.6 million+14.6%BACI:KE:0901:2:2024
63004 MedicamentsUSD 164.1 million+5.5%BACI:KE:3004:2:2024
72523 Portland cement, aluminous cementUSD 147.3 million−4.5%BACI:KE:2523:2:2024
86203 Suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousersUSD 135.8 million+29.9%BACI:KE:6203:2:2024
90204 Meat of sheep or goats, freshUSD 131.5 million+0.3%BACI:KE:0204:2:2024
107210 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 122.7 million+3.4%BACI:KE:7210:2:2024
111511 Palm oil and its fractionsUSD 105.8 million+1.5%BACI:KE:1511:2:2024
120713 Vegetables, leguminous, shelledUSD 104.2 million+168.9%BACI:KE:0713:2:2024
132614 Titanium ores and concentratesUSD 103.9 million−29.1%BACI:KE:2614:2:2024
143401 Soap: organic surface-active preparations used as soapUSD 99.8 million+3.1%BACI:KE:3401:2:2024
156110 Jerseys, pullovers, cardigansUSD 98.8 million+124.5%BACI:KE:6110:2:2024
167404 Copper: waste and scrapUSD 95.4 million+46.7%BACI:KE:7404:2:2024
171515 Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oilsUSD 93.6 million+82.9%BACI:KE:1515:2:2024
182402 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettesUSD 90.8 million−2.2%BACI:KE:2402:2:2024
192106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedUSD 81.6 million−10.3%BACI:KE:2106:2:2024
200802 Nuts: fresh or driedUSD 78.5 million+43.4%BACI:KE:0802:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Kenya with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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