Kenya Imports from China was US$3.28 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Kenya Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on April of 2025.

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Kenya Imports from China Value Year
Electrical, electronic equipment $540.79M 2023
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $502.70M 2023
Iron and steel $275.23M 2023
Plastics $227.41M 2023
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $148.91M 2023
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $133.53M 2023
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $112.98M 2023
Articles of iron or steel $96.71M 2023
Rubbers $86.39M 2023
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $78.50M 2023
Organic chemicals $76.87M 2023
Miscellaneous chemical products $73.68M 2023
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $67.15M 2023
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $61.90M 2023
Manmade staple fibers $60.57M 2023
Manmade filaments $57.42M 2023
Pharmaceutical products $48.52M 2023
Knitted or crocheted fabric $45.53M 2023
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $45.26M 2023
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $40.14M 2023
Glass and glassware $34.22M 2023
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $34.05M 2023
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $30.24M 2023
Ceramic products $29.28M 2023
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $28.68M 2023
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $26.59M 2023
Cotton $25.91M 2023
Aluminum $25.65M 2023
Fertilizers $22.56M 2023
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $20.76M 2023
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $19.92M 2023
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $16.63M 2023
Toys, games, sports requisites $15.09M 2023
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $13.77M 2023
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $12.34M 2023
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $11.79M 2023
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $11.03M 2023
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $10.70M 2023
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $10.12M 2023
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $9.87M 2023
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $8.77M 2023
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $7.39M 2023
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $7.11M 2023
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $6.55M 2023
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $5.53M 2023
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $5.48M 2023
Miscellaneous edible preparations $4.44M 2023
Sugars and sugar confectionery $3.99M 2023
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $3.74M 2023
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $3.37M 2023
Headgear and $3.31M 2023
Clocks and watches $2.42M 2023
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $2.23M 2023
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $2.00M 2023
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $1.85M 2023
Copper $1.63M 2023
Photographic or cinematographic goods $1.46M 2023
Ores slag and ash $1.46M 2023
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $1.42M 2023
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $1.39M 2023
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $1.27M 2023
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $1.22M 2023
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $1.04M 2023
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $1.03M 2023
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $696.13K 2023
Aircraft, spacecraft $521.49K 2023
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $514.68K 2023
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $484.68K 2023
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $464.08K 2023
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $396.31K 2023
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $364.90K 2023
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $328.03K 2023
Lac, gums, resins $279.71K 2023
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $241.63K 2023
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $221.10K 2023
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $201.08K 2023
Cereals $183.70K 2023
Products of animal origin $163.63K 2023
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $150.53K 2023
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $123.56K 2023
Zinc $120.04K 2023
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $117.73K 2023
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $112.85K 2023
Lead $75.81K 2023
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $34.79K 2023
Tin $21.52K 2023
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $11.89K 2023
Nickel $10.17K 2023
Silk $8.26K 2023
Cork and articles of cork $6.51K 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $4.40K 2023
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $3.54K 2023
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $2.81K 2023
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $1.63K 2023
Live animals $243 2023
Meat and edible meat offal $62 2023




kenya Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -142426.00 -137320.00 -2175.00 -170134.00 KES Million [+]
Current Account -4515.20 -4412.20 4385.70 -6331.10 USD Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -4.00 -5.10 2.20 -12.20 percent of GDP [+]
Exports 87183.00 80678.00 107423.00 9007.00 KES Million [+]
Imports 229609.00 217998.00 259111.00 13453.00 KES Million [+]
External Debt 5188.40 5176.10 6189.97 311.95 KES Billion [+]
Capital Flows -5970.50 -5082.40 2284.20 -6986.40 USD Million [+]
Remittances 382244.71 427374.62 445385.34 25154.00 USD Thousand [+]
Gold Reserves 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00 Tonnes [+]
Terrorism Index 5.37 5.62 7.28 2.56 Points [+]
Terms of Trade 71.40 75.30 100.00 68.00 points [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 101915.00 93301.00 139199.00 -575.00 KES Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 166961.00 129335.00 175113.00 9.00 [+]