Summary
- China → Kenya
- $5.6billion
- Kenya → China
- $211million
- China’s balance
- $5.4billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Kenya
Trade between China and Kenya grew 54.9-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 5.6
- Imports 0.2
- Balance +5.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $104 million | $1 million | $103 million |
| 1996 | $92 million | $731 thousand | $91 million |
| 1997 | $111 million | $1 million | $110 million |
| 1998 | $103 million | $2 million | $100 million |
| 1999 | $87 million | $7 million | $80 million |
| 2000 | $130 million | $7 million | $123 million |
| 2001 | $119 million | $7 million | $112 million |
| 2002 | $115 million | $8 million | $107 million |
| 2003 | $135 million | $10 million | $125 million |
| 2004 | $347 million | $20 million | $327 million |
| 2005 | $401 million | $24 million | $377 million |
| 2006 | $461 million | $34 million | $427 million |
| 2007 | $745 million | $42 million | $703 million |
| 2008 | $1.1 billion | $46 million | $1 billion |
| 2009 | $1 billion | $45 million | $999 million |
| 2010 | $1.6 billion | $43 million | $1.5 billion |
| 2011 | $2.4 billion | $60 million | $2.3 billion |
| 2012 | $2.8 billion | $52 million | $2.7 billion |
| 2013 | $2.4 billion | $59 million | $2.4 billion |
| 2014 | $4.9 billion | $77 million | $4.9 billion |
| 2015 | $4 billion | $98 million | $3.9 billion |
| 2016 | $3.8 billion | $104 million | $3.7 billion |
| 2017 | $4.3 billion | $126 million | $4.2 billion |
| 2018 | $4.3 billion | $144 million | $4.2 billion |
| 2019 | $4 billion | $169 million | $3.8 billion |
| 2020 | $3.8 billion | $151 million | $3.6 billion |
| 2021 | $4.4 billion | $208 million | $4.2 billion |
| 2022 | $4.5 billion | $253 million | $4.3 billion |
| 2023 | $4.4 billion | $221 million | $4.2 billion |
| 2024 | $5.6 billion | $211 million | $5.4 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Kenya
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Kenya sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Mombasa is 6,329 nautical miles (11,722 km) long: ≈ 14.5–19 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Kenya was China’s 85th largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and China was Kenya’s largest (19%).
- Kenya in China’s trade
- 0.1%
- Kenya’s rank among China’s partners
- 85th
- China in Kenya’s trade
- 18.6%
- China’s rank among Kenya’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Kenya
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.