Kenya recorded a trade deficit of 76549 Million KES in April of 2020.

Balance of Trade in Kenya averaged -46761.68 Million KES from 1998 until 2020, reaching an all time high of -2175 Million KES in June of 1999 and a record low of -119463 Million KES in September of 2014. This page provides the latest reported value for - Kenya Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Kenya Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2020. source: Central Bank of Kenya

Balance of Trade in Kenya is expected to be -85000.00 Million KES by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Balance of Trade in Kenya to stand at -80000.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Kenya Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -100000.00 Million KES in 2021 and -103000.00 Million KES in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Kenya Balance of Trade

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-76549.00 -82672.00 -2175.00 -119463.00 1998 - 2020 Million KES Monthly


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-03-19 03:00 PM Jan KES -102B KES -113B KES -95B
2020-04-17 09:00 AM Feb KES -72.8B KES -102B KES -120B
2020-05-29 02:00 PM Mar KES -82.7B KES -72.8B KES -82B
2020-05-29 02:00 PM Apr KES -76.5B KES -82.7B
2020-07-07 02:00 PM May KES -76.5B KES -60B
2020-08-14 01:45 PM Jun KES -75B
2020-10-07 01:50 PM Jul
2020-10-07 01:50 PM Aug
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News Stream
Kenya Trade Gap Unchanged YoY in January
Kenya's trade deficit remained barely unchanged at KES 102 billion in January of 2020 when compared with the same month a year ago. Exports dropped 0.3 percent to KES 53 billion, amid lower shipments of coffee (-32.5 percent); tea (-3.2 percent); horticulture goods (-0.7 percent) and chemicals (-8.4 percent). On the other hand, imports went up only 0.1 percent to KES 155 billion, as higher purchases of machinery & transport equipment (10.4 percent) and chemicals (9 percent) were partly offset by declines in those of manufactured goods (-15 percent); mineral fuels & lubricants (-16 percent) and food & live animals (-2.3 percent).
2020-03-19
Kenya Posts Widest Trade Gap in 19 Months
Kenya's trade deficit rose to KES 113 billion in December 2019 from KES 83 billion in the same month a year ago. It was the largest monthly trade shortfall since May 2018, as imports surged 23% year-on-year to KES 155.31 billion, boosted by purchases of machinery & transport equipment (41%); manufactured goods (10%); chemicals (16%); food & live animals (29%); animals and vegetable oils & fats (41%) and crude materials (35%). Among major import partners, acquisitions grew from the UAE (136%) and India (8.7%), but declined from Saudi Arabia (-11%) and South Africa (-33%). Exports fell 2.8% to KES 43 billion, dragged down by lower shipments of coffee (-27%) and tea (-3 %), amid persistent unfavourable weather conditions. In contrast, external sales rose for horticulture products (3.2%). Among major export partners, sales shrank to Pakistan (-4.1%) while they rose to Uganda (1.5%) and the US (11.5%).
2020-02-19
Kenya Trade Gap Widens 5.2% YoY in November
Kenya's trade deficit rose to KES 108 billion in November 2019 from KES 102 billion in the same month a year ago. Imports rose 5.9 percent year-on-year to KES 159.41 billion, amid higher purchases of machinery & transport equipment (29.6 percent); manufactured goods (3.4 percent); food & live animals (8.5 percent); animals and vegetable oils & fats (4.2 percent) and crude materials (15.2 percent). Still, decreases were recorded for mineral fuels, lubricants & related (-17.9 percent) and chemicals (-1.1 percent). Meantime, exports rose 7.5 percent to KES 51.94 billion, boosted by sales of horticulture products (34.8 percent). In contrast, lower shipments were recorded for tea (-2.1 percent) and coffee (-29.1 percent), amid poor harvests due to prolonged drought.
2020-01-21
Kenya Posts Smallest Trade Gap in 6 Months
Kenya's trade deficit shrank to KES 78.6 billion in September 2019 from KES 83 billion in the same month a year ago. This was the smallest monthly trade gap since March, as imports fell 3.8 percent to KES 124.9 billion, pushed down by machinery & transport equipment (-9.1%); manufactured goods (-12.4%) and chemicals (-29.8%). In contrast, purchases grew mostly for food & live animals (38.4%) and mineral fuels, lubricants (24.8%). Among main trade partners, imports went down from India (-48.5%) and Japan (-41.3%), while advanced from the UAE (17%); Saudi Arabia (121.5%) and South Africa (20.8%). Meantime, exports decreased at a softer 0.9 percent to KES 46.3 billion, the least in 6 months, on lower shipments of tea (-18.8%); horticultural products (-14.5%) and chemicals (-5.4%). Among main trade partners, exports fell to Pakistan (-27.8%); the Netherlands (-19.2%) and the UK (-13%), but rose to Uganda (14.8%) and the US (27.2%).
2019-11-28

Kenya Balance of Trade
Agricultural products are central to Kenya's export industry with horticultural and tea being the most important. Other export items include textiles, coffee, tobacco, iron and steel products, petroleum products, cement. Kenya main exports partners are UK, Netherlands, Uganda, Tanzania, United States and Pakistan. Kenya imports mostly machinery and transportation equipment, petroleum products, motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics. Kenya main import partners are India, China, UAE, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, United States and Japan.