Kenya Major Trade Partners

Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Kenya in terms of export sales (selling), including United Kingdom, Uganda, and Netherlands. The second lists top trade partners of Kenya regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Kenya.

Kenya Major Exports

Market Value: 4,093 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Exports To)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	United Kingdom	534,675	13.06	89.56
2	Uganda	486,097	11.88	3.33
3	Netherlands	372,840	9.11	67.24
4	Tanzania	322,175	7.87	50.81
5	United States	275,607	6.73	471.43
6	Egypt	221,289	5.41	162.76
7	Pakistan	199,315	4.87	38.01
8	Somalia	150,395	3.67	272.05
9	Sudan	119,429	2.92	120.69
10	DR Congo	103,306	2.52	428,325.89
11	United Arab Emirates	98,227	2.40	226.21
12	India	88,097	2.15	72.52
13	Germany	81,227	1.98	34.03
14	Rwanda	71,134	1.74	(13.06)
15	France	65,881	1.61	11.63
16	Zambia	61,434	1.50	102.56
17	Thailand	50,915	1.24	294.10
18	Russia	48,002	1.17	268.25
19	South Africa	41,940	1.02	99.37
20	Nigeria	41,814	1.02	173.68
21	Ethiopia	41,429	1.01	59.41
22	Malawi	39,439	0.96	175.62
23	Switzerland	38,896	0.95	142.19
24	Yemen	38,206	0.93	41.65
25	Italy	38,000	0.93	22.91
26	Belgium	35,313	0.86	9.56
27	Singapore	32,550	0.80	1,985.87
28	Kazakhstan	31,439	0.77	260.52
29	Burundi	30,430	0.74	(22.73)
30	Japan	29,793	0.73	40.39
31	Spain	26,568	0.65	68.59
32	China	22,364	0.55	111.82
33	Sweden	21,326	0.52	58.66
34	Israel	20,191	0.49	82.79
35	Finland	16,323	0.40	127.19
36	Saudi Arabia	15,809	0.39	(11.46)

 

Kenya Major Imports

Market Value: 8,776 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Imports From)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	United Arab Emirates	1,559,163	17.77	210.33
2	India	1,120,879	12.77	326.80
3	China	654,773	7.46	300.88
4	Japan	592,375	6.75	112.42
5	South Africa	547,307	6.24	22.66
6	Saudi Arabia	360,223	4.10	(12.29)
7	Singapore	330,301	3.76	481.96
8	Indonesia	314,043	3.58	197.33
9	United States	302,766	3.45	53.32
10	Germany	277,317	3.16	78.29
11	United Kingdom	256,825	2.93	(36.55)
12	Kuwait	168,047	1.91	1,270.35
13	France	165,972	1.89	7.58
14	Russia	162,148	1.85	430.33
15	Netherlands	130,224	1.48	30.96
16	Egypt	124,055	1.41	53.01
17	Italy	102,356	1.17	18.84
18	Thailand	95,035	1.08	213.03
19	Israel	90,586	1.03	273.32
20	Iran	88,780	1.01	238.47
21	South Korea	83,012	0.95	107.54
22	Ukraine	80,573	0.92	494.64
23	Tanzania	80,475	0.92	214.84
24	Swaziland	70,862	0.81	89.03
25	Sweden	68,082	0.78	172.96
26	Turkey	67,661	0.77	369.62
27	Finland	66,209	0.75	194.37
28	Belgium	65,491	0.75	(41.31)
29	Pakistan	64,925	0.74	70.53
30	Uganda	63,506	0.72	422.01
31	Canada	53,853	0.61	50.78
32	Switzerland	48,739	0.56	(6.87)
33	Denmark	48,728	0.56	151.82
34	Brazil	47,124	0.54	213.49
35	Malaysia	38,980	0.44	115.19
36	Hong Kong	36,192	0.41	186.64