Kenya recorded a trade deficit of 166200 KES Million in October of 2025. Balance of Trade in Kenya averaged -62605.08 KES Million from 1998 until 2025, reaching an all time high of -2175.00 KES Million in June of 1999 and a record low of -170134.00 KES Million in November of 2023. source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	-166200.00	-151872.00	KES Million	Oct 2025
Capital Flows	-3477.80	-3801.40	USD Million	Sep 2025
Current Account	-2816.90	-2499.10	USD Million	Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP	-3.60	-4.00	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	87808.00	96644.00	KES Million	Oct 2025
External Debt	5393.50	5403.30	KES Billion	Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment	62482.00	71037.00	KES Million	Dec 2024
Imports	254008.00	248516.00	KES Million	Oct 2025
Remittances	435495.64	388304.30	USD Thousand	Dec 2025
Terms of Trade	67.90	71.40	points	Dec 2024
Tourist Arrivals	213281.00	276266.00		Sep 2025

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.