Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2020; Compiled by KEPROBA

A comparative analysis of Kenya’s international Trade in the first three quarters of 2020 compared to 2019 was indicative that:

• There was relative increase in total exports by 6% (Ksh 30 billion) from Ksh 450 billion in 2019 up to Ksh 480 billion recorded for period January to September 2020.
• The three (3) quarterly cumulative imports values relatively declined in the period January to September 2020 by 9.6% (Ksh 128 billion) from Ksh 1,327 billion in 2019 to Ksh 1,199 billion
• The cumulative balance of trade in the first three quarters improved in relative terms by 18% ( 160 billion) from Ksh 878 billion recorded from January to September in 2019 down to Ksh 718 billion over the same period in 2020.