Kenya is the 101st largest export economy in the world and the 89th most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). In 2017, Kenya exported $6.17B and imported $17.1B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $11B. In 2017 the GDP of Kenya was $79.3B and its GDP per capita was $3.29k.

The top exports of Kenya are Tea ($1.38B), Cut Flowers ($687M), Refined Petroleum ($294M), Coffee ($265M) and Legumes ($134M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Refined Petroleum ($2.43B), Palm Oil ($542M), Cars ($498M), Packaged Medicaments ($431M) and Raw Sugar ($409M).

The top export destinations of Kenya are the United States ($537M), Pakistan ($522M), Uganda ($506M), the Netherlands ($460M) and the United Kingdom ($411M). The top import origins are China ($3.91B), India ($1.68B), the United Arab Emirates ($1.27B), Saudi Arabia ($1.05B) and Japan ($791M).

Kenya borders Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.