Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Kenya

Merchandise exports in Kenya in 2025 — 8,601,000,000 US$. Ranked 110 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7,579.5%.

2025 8.6B US$ +4.42% vs 2024
World rank 110of 205
Period maximum 8.6B US$2025
Period minimum 112M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Kenya, 1960–202502.5B5B7.5B10B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 112,000,000 US$1962: 126,000,000 US$1964: 222,000,000 US$1966: 260,000,000 US$1968: 252,000,000 US$1970: 305,000,000 US$1972: 359,000,000 US$1974: 603,000,000 US$1976: 790,000,000 US$1978: 1,023,000,000 US$1980: 1,245,000,000 US$1982: 1,025,000,000 US$1984: 1,074,000,000 US$1986: 1,200,000,000 US$1988: 1,067,000,000 US$1990: 1,032,000,000 US$1992: 1,339,000,000 US$1994: 1,587,000,000 US$1996: 2,068,000,000 US$1998: 2,008,000,000 US$2000: 1,734,000,000 US$2002: 2,116,000,000 US$2004: 2,684,000,000 US$2006: 3,502,000,000 US$2008: 5,001,000,000 US$2010: 5,169,000,000 US$2012: 6,127,000,000 US$2014: 6,115,000,000 US$2016: 5,695,000,000 US$2018: 6,052,000,000 US$2020: 6,034,000,000 US$2022: 7,411,000,000 US$2024: 8,237,000,000 US$2025: 8,601,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +8.49B (+7,579.46%) Average annual rate: 6.91 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 8.6B US$
World 26.39T US$
Eastern Africa computed 87.91B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.8T US$
Merchandise exports — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 8.6B +364M +4.42%
2024 8.24B +1.05B +14.55%
2023 7.19B −220M −2.97%
2022 7.41B +672M +9.97%
2021 6.74B +705M +11.68%
2020 6.03B +195M +3.34%
2019 5.84B −213M −3.52%
2018 6.05B +305M +5.31%
2017 5.75B +52M +0.91%
2016 5.7B −211M −3.57%
2015 5.91B −209M −3.42%
2014 6.12B +259M +4.42%
2013 5.86B −271M −4.42%
2012 6.13B +371M +6.45%
2011 5.76B +587M +11.36%
2010 5.17B +706M +15.82%
2009 4.46B −538M −10.76%
2008 5B +920M +22.54%
2007 4.08B +579M +16.53%
2006 3.5B +82M +2.4%
2005 3.42B +736M +27.42%
2004 2.68B +273M +11.32%
2003 2.41B +295M +13.94%
2002 2.12B +172M +8.85%
2001 1.94B +210M +12.11%
2000 1.73B −13M −0.74%
1999 1.75B −261M −13%
1998 2.01B −46M −2.24%
1997 2.05B −14M −0.68%
1996 2.07B +189M +10.06%
1995 1.88B +292M +18.4%
1994 1.59B +213M +15.5%
1993 1.37B +35M +2.61%
1992 1.34B +231M +20.85%
1991 1.11B +76M +7.36%
1990 1.03B +81M +8.52%
1989 951M −116M −10.87%
1988 1.07B +106M +11.03%
1987 961M −239M −19.92%
1986 1.2B +242M +25.26%
1985 958M −116M −10.8%
1984 1.07B +205M +23.59%
1983 869M −156M −15.22%
1982 1.03B −114M −10.01%
1981 1.14B −106M −8.51%
1980 1.25B +155M +14.22%
1979 1.09B +67M +6.55%
1978 1.02B −163M −13.74%
1977 1.19B +396M +50.13%
1976 790M +184M +30.36%
1975 606M +3M +0.5%
1974 603M +126M +26.42%
1973 477M +118M +32.87%
1972 359M +45M +14.33%
1971 314M +9M +2.95%
1970 305M +34M +12.55%
1969 271M +19M +7.54%
1968 252M +10M +4.13%
1967 242M −18M −6.92%
1966 260M +32M +14.04%
1965 228M +6M +2.7%
1964 222M +24M +12.12%
1963 198M +72M +57.14%
1962 126M +9M +7.69%
1961 117M +5M +4.46%
1960 112M

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.