Kenya
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Kenya

Waterborne foreign imports from Kenya to the United States in 2015 totaled $498,815,255. Exports to Kenya in 2015 were $206,918,255.

Information about foreign trade between Kenya and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Kenya represented 99.8% of all vessel imports, $497,873,941 versus $498,815,255.

By weight, container cargo imports from Kenya represented 81.4% of all vessel shippments, 62,359,832 (kg) versus 76,611,240 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $498,815,255  $206,918,255
2014  $490,665,204  $263,077,588
2013  $386,681,089  $279,357,861
2012  $338,349,306  $300,038,349
2011  $328,183,067  $270,158,220
2010  $261,044,421  $214,065,696
2009  $245,884,858  $352,417,428
2008  $295,046,752  $214,941,533
2007  $286,149,613  $191,924,878
2006  $299,117,229  $211,782,439
2005  $303,084,050  $127,941,160
2004  $296,391,168  $130,956,608
2003  $192,395,716  $92,953,447


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $497,873,941  $140,387,222
2014  $489,999,105  $174,464,698
2013  $385,922,004  $206,303,168
2012  $337,550,681  $122,833,605
2011  $327,397,541  $112,145,219
2010  $260,009,660  $81,873,128
2009  $244,568,936  $132,005,754
2008  $294,719,226  $139,942,214
2007  $282,574,573  $92,375,983
2006  $293,397,584  $68,718,324
2005  $298,138,971  $51,837,508
2004  $292,502,774  $61,280,964
2003  $188,368,540  $34,045,299


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  76,611,240  271,907,148
2014  62,430,634  212,732,996
2013  37,815,490  222,820,121
2012  34,297,231  325,970,159
2011  31,731,551  268,354,012
2010  31,385,952  307,606,289
2009  33,815,209  705,555,238
2008  37,979,769  263,200,419
2007  34,410,170  237,754,789
2006  37,425,946  371,786,086
2005  36,715,288  238,514,085
2004  35,437,239  219,789,141
2003  28,687,713  150,480,686


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  62,359,832  183,734,749
2014  62,359,832  167,865,203
2013  37,748,136  172,815,621
2012  34,230,142  79,111,742
2011  31,671,033  71,167,293
2010  31,243,881  53,925,970
2009  33,693,194  246,712,685
2008  37,952,537  145,393,228
2007  34,275,951  40,055,503
2006  36,994,380  51,580,657
2005  36,427,419  96,453,327
2004  35,177,313  74,236,050
2003  28,377,854  41,243,093


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov