Kenya's total Exports in 2023 were valued at US$7.16 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Kenya's main export partners were: Uganda, Pakistan and the Netherlands. The top three export commodities were: Coffee, tea, mate and spices; Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers and Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products. Total Imports were valued at US$18.60 Billion. In 2023, Kenya had a trade deficit of US$11.45 Billion.

Exports in Kenya increased to 98433 KES Million in April from 95323 KES Million in March of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Kenya Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about Kenya Total Exports

• Kenya Total Exports recorded 623.7 USD mn in Dec 2024, compared with 664.0 USD mn in the previous month
• Kenya Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Aug 1998 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 453.3 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 747.4 USD mn in Jul 2024 and a record low of 126.9 USD mn in Oct 1999

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports into USD. The Central Bank of Kenya provides Total Exports, FOB, in local currency. The Central Bank of Kenya average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Further information about Kenya Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Kenya Total Exports dropped 3.4 % YoY in Nov 2024
• Total Imports recorded 1.7 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered a decrease of 12.1 % year on year
• Kenya Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.1 USD bn in Dec 2024

Tea and horticulture are Kenya's leading exporting items. In 2023., the country earned some 189 billion Kenyan shillings (KSh), approximately 1.5 billion U.S. dollars, with tea products exports. Horticulture exports generated nearly 187.4 billion KSh (1.45 billion U.S. dollars). Apparel and clothing as well as Coffee also ranked as Kenya's main exports.

The statistic shows the value of goods exported from Kenya from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, goods worth around 7.19 billion U.S. dollars were exported from Kenya.

In 2023, Uganda was the main destination of exports from Kenya, which amounted to an overall value of around 126.3 billion Kenyan shillings (KSh) (approximately 980 million U.S. dollars). The Netherlands was the second major partner, recording a total export value of over 78.9 billion Kenyan shillings (around 611.5 million U.S. dollars).

Key information about Kenya Total Exports

• Kenya Total Exports dropped 3.4 % YoY in Nov 2024, compared with an increase of 5.0 % YoY in the previous month
• Kenya Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Aug 1999 to Nov 2024, with an averaged rate of 8.0 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 62.4 % in Dec 2008 and a record low of -19.4 % in Oct 2016

CEIC calculates Total Exports Growth from monthly Total Exports. The Central Bank of Kenya provides Total Exports, FOB, in local currency.


Further information about Kenya Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Kenya Total Exports recorded 664.0 USD mn in Nov 2024
• Total Imports recorded 1.8 USD bn in Nov 2024, which registered a decrease of 12.1 % year on year
• Kenya Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.1 USD bn in Nov 2024

Key information about Kenya Total Exports to China

• Kenya Total Exports to China recorded 21.290 USD mn in Nov 2024, compared with 24.257 USD mn in the previous month
• Kenya Total Exports to China data is updated monthly, available from Apr 1998 to Nov 2024, with an averaged value of 3.249 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 31.851 USD mn in Nov 2022 and a record low of 0.004 USD mn in May 1998

The International Monetary Fund provides monthly Total Exports to China, FOB, in USD.

Kenya Exports: Re-Exports data was reported at 12,872.930 KES mn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 11,684.030 KES mn for Jan 2025. Kenya Exports: Re-Exports data is updated monthly, averaging 3,898.150 KES mn from Aug 1998 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 319 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19,029.650 KES mn in May 2024 and a record low of 314.630 KES mn in May 1999. Kenya Exports: Re-Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Kenya. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.JA001: Trade Statistics.

Kenya exported roughly 2,700 metric tons of coffee in January 2024. The amount increased in comparison to January 2023, when some 1,900 metric tons of Kenyan coffee were sold in the international market. During the period under review, the lowest export volume was recorded in December 2019, with a total of 1.91 thousand metric tons of coffee exported.

Key information about Kenya Exports: ICT Goods

• Kenya Exports: ICT Goods was reported at 19,755.471 USD th in Dec 2021
• This records an increase from the previous number of 18,381.711 USD th for Dec 2020
• Kenya Exports: ICT Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 20,430.155 USD th from Dec 2000 to 2021, with 19 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 90,104.058 USD th in 2016 and a record low of 597.211 USD th in 2000
• Kenya Exports: ICT Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Electronic Sector – Table RF.UNCTAD.ICT: ICT Goods: Total: Export Value

As of January 2024, Kenya exported 51.2 thousand metric tons of tea. The export volume increased from 46.5 in the previous month. Tea is a leading foreign exchange for Kenya. Furthermore, the country is one of the main exporters of tea in the world.

Historical chart and dataset showing Kenya exports by year from 1960 to 2023.

Kenya Exports: Uganda data was reported at 10,112.930 KES mn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,823.530 KES mn for Jan 2025. Kenya Exports: Uganda data is updated monthly, averaging 4,444.210 KES mn from Jan 1998 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 326 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,921.800 KES mn in Feb 2024 and a record low of 904.100 KES mn in Jul 2014. Kenya Exports: Uganda data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Kenya. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.JA004: Exports: by Country.

In September 2024, Kenya exported coffee in the value of approximately 3.4 billion Kenyan shillings (KSh), nearly 26.3 million in U.S. dollars. The value decreased compared to the preceding month, when the country earned about 3.7 billion KSh (28.6 million U.S. dollars) in coffee exports.

Kenya Exports to United States was US$458.58 Million during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Kenya Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Kenya KE: Export Value Index data was reported at 328.419 2000=100 in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 340.635 2000=100 for 2015. Kenya KE: Export Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 112.117 2000=100 from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2016, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 353.369 2000=100 in 2012 and a record low of 50.126 2000=100 in 1983. Kenya KE: Export Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.; ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.; ;

Kenya Exports: Tanzania data was reported at 4,507.160 KES mn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,205.100 KES mn for Jan 2025. Kenya Exports: Tanzania data is updated monthly, averaging 2,526.445 KES mn from Jan 1998 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 326 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,488.630 KES mn in Nov 2023 and a record low of 699.300 KES mn in Apr 2000. Kenya Exports: Tanzania data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Kenya. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.JA004: Exports: by Country.

Pakistan Exports to Kenya was US$421.69 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Pakistan Exports to Kenya - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

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