October 2011
Kenya
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  40 513 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  31 409 Merchandise  103 82
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  66 225 excluding intra-EU trade 79 59
Current account balance (million US$, 2009) - 1 661 Commercial services 79 104
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)   500 excluding intra-EU trade 53 78
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   65.2
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   125 5 3 5
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   116 3 -7 6
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   144 7 0 3
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.049
Trade Policy Review 25, 27 October 2006 Import duties collected (%, 2007-2009)
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue 8.3
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 4.1
Tariff binding coverage (%)    14.8 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   41
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 0
All goods   95.4   12.5 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   100.0   19.7 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   55.1   11.4 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.1 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   23.1 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   59.9 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   40 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  5 151 9 -11 15
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  12 090 16 -8 19
2010  a 2010  a
Share in world total exports    0.03 Share in world total imports  0.08
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   55.5 Agricultural products 13.1
Fuels and mining products   6.0 Fuels and mining products 22.8
Manufactures   32.8 Manufactures 59.2
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   26.5 1. European Union (27)   18.5
2. Uganda   13.4 2. United Arab Emirates   11.4
3. Tanzania   8.7 3. India   10.6
4. United States   5.1 4. China   9.5
5. Pakistan   4.4 5. South Africa   9.0
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  2 931   14 -13 33
Commercial services imports (million US$)  1 827   14 -2 12
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.08   Share in world total imports 0.05
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   51.9   Transportation 51.1
Travel   27.3   Travel 12.0
Other commercial services   20.8   Other commercial services 36.9
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2006 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  7   17   24 ... ...  1 429  1 429
                         
a  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2009.