Summary
- World trade
- $7.5billion
- Tonnes
- 2million tonnes
- Price per tonne
- $3,686
Top exporters
World supply
Kenya went from 11.9% to 19.2% of world exports of tea
In 2024, Kenya accounted for 19.2% of recorded world exports and the three largest exporters together for 54.4%. HHI: 1,175 out of 10,000; equivalent to 9 exporters of the same size.
Share of recorded exports, not of production: a country that produces a lot and consumes almost all of it may export little
Trend in supply
Share of world exports of the largest exporter and of the three largest
Share (%)
- Largest exporter each year 19.2%
- Three largest 54.4%
Source: CEPII BACI
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| Year | 1995 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Largest exporter each year | 18.9% | 19.2% |
| Three largest | 49.1% | 54.4% |
Countries where Kenya sells more than half of what they buy
Countries that buy more than half of this product from its largest exporter, with its share.
- Pakistan: 87.6% of its purchases
- Egypt: 87.3% of its purchases
- Yemen: 94.5% of its purchases
- Sudan: 95.1% of its purchases
- Oman: 66.3% of its purchases
- Afghanistan: 61.1% of its purchases
- Côte d'Ivoire: 58.3% of its purchases
- Somalia: 94.1% of its purchases
- Tanzania: 54.9% of its purchases
Top importers
Trend
Who sells it
Kenya has been the top exporter since 2020
Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.
- Kenya 1.4
- Sri Lanka 1.4
- China 1.3
- India 0.84
- Japan 0.26
Source: CEPII BACI
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| Country | 1995 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 0.25 | 1.4 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.23 | 1.4 |
| China | 0.41 | 1.3 |
| India | 0.39 | 0.84 |
| Japan | 0.01 | 0.26 |
Price
Implied price
The price per tonne rose 66% since 1995
Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.
- 2024: $3,686
Source: CEPII BACI
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| Year | USD per tonne |
|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,220 |
| 1996 | $2,188 |
| 1997 | $2,185 |
| 1998 | $2,348 |
| 1999 | $2,178 |
| 2000 | $2,217 |
| 2001 | $2,083 |
| 2002 | $2,054 |
| 2003 | $2,101 |
| 2004 | $2,237 |
| 2005 | $2,211 |
| 2006 | $2,463 |
| 2007 | $2,607 |
| 2008 | $2,958 |
| 2009 | $3,083 |
| 2010 | $3,275 |
| 2011 | $3,399 |
| 2012 | $3,566 |
| 2013 | $3,704 |
| 2014 | $3,650 |
| 2015 | $3,557 |
| 2016 | $3,498 |
| 2017 | $3,704 |
| 2018 | $3,676 |
| 2019 | $3,594 |
| 2020 | $3,587 |
| 2021 | $3,754 |
| 2022 | $3,737 |
| 2023 | $3,769 |
| 2024 | $3,686 |
What it includes
- 0902 · Tea
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.
Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.