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Kenya — Trade & Compliance

Kenya's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

7
trade agreements
6
cargo treaties
14.45%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLower middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Kenya beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Uganda11.1%
  2. 2USA8.8%
  3. 3United Arab Emirates8.7%
  4. 4Netherlands7.3%
  5. 5Pakistan6.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China24.8%
  2. 2India11.8%
  3. 3United Arab Emirates10.2%
  4. 4Malaysia5.8%
  5. 5USA4.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Coffee, tea, spices19.8%
  2. 2Mineral fuels & oils10.6%
  3. 3Live trees & plants9.8%
  4. 4Fruits & nuts4.7%
  5. 5Knitted apparel3.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils21.7%
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances7.7%
  3. 3Animal/vegetable fats & oils6.0%
  4. 4Vehicles5.8%
  5. 5Electrical machinery5.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1United Arab Emirates+3.81pp
  2. 2Saudi Arabia+1.16pp
  3. 3Dem. Rep. of the Congo+0.83pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1Netherlands−0.74pp
  2. 2China−0.68pp
  3. 3Egypt−0.63pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils+5.33pp
  2. 2Knitted apparel+0.88pp
  3. 3Copper+0.72pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Ores, slag, ash−3.21pp
  2. 2Coffee, tea, spices−2.07pp
  3. 3Iron & steel−0.76pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

United Kingdom - Kenya2021
FTAGoods
AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles2009
CUGoods
East African Community (EAC) - Accession of Burundi and Rwanda2007
CUGoods
East African Community (EAC)2000
CU & EIAGoods & Services
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Egypt1999
CUGoods
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)1994
CUGoods
World Bank DTA · 7 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1973176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
    Party · 2025148 ratifications
  • Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
    Party · 2004107 ratifications
  • Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Geneva, 29 April 1958
    Party · 196974 ratifications
  • International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
    Party · 196565 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 6 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
KES
Kenyan Shilling
ISO numeric 4042 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
14.45%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the UN list
1
UN Security Council Consolidated List
On the EU list
7
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeAL-HARAMAYN FOUNDATION (KENYA)Hassan Mahat OmarAboud Rogo Mohammed

8 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
9.4M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
steel, crude
1.4M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
44.9K terajoules
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 139 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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