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Kenya’s export earnings rose in the third quarter of 2025, buoyed by stronger demand from African markets, according to the latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).
The KNBS Q3 Gross Domestic Product and Balance of Payments report shows that the country exported goods worth Sh289.4 billion during the period, compared to Sh282.4 billion in the same quarter of 2024, representing a 2.5 percent increase.
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African countries were the main growth engine, accounting for 44.6 percent of total export revenues after recording a 15.3 percent rise in earnings over the quarter.
KNBS attributed the growth largely to increased exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo (up 57.5 percent), Uganda (34.5 percent), Egypt (31.1 percent) and Rwanda (10.9 percent).
The gains were supported by higher re-exports of kerosene-type jet fuel to the DRC; domestic shipments of potatoes and re-exports of gas oil and premium motor spirit to Uganda; increased tea exports to Egypt; and re-exports of premium motor spirit to Rwanda.
In contrast, export receipts from Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia fell sharply by 92.1 percent, 26.1 percent and 21.7 percent respectively during the quarter.
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The improved performance in African markets comes as Kenya continues to advocate for wider adoption of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to enhance intra-African trade. Kenya ratified the AfCFTA agreement in 2018, underscoring its commitment to the initiative.
However, implementation of the trade pact across the continent has been sluggish, largely due to non-tariff barriers, weak infrastructure and other structural constraints.
Elsewhere, exports to Europe increased by 5.2 percent to Sh60.8 billion in Q3 2025, driven mainly by higher shipments to the Netherlands (up 14.2 percent) and Kazakhstan (61.4 percent), supported by increased exports of cut flowers and macadamia nuts.
Meanwhile, export earnings from the Americas declined from Sh26.2 billion in Q3 2024 to Sh24.4 billion in Q3 2025, largely due to reduced coffee exports to the United States.
Exports to Asia also fell by 14.2 percent to Sh68.0 billion, reflecting lower earnings from the United Arab Emirates, India, Pakistan and Yemen.
