# Kenya HS 490900 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 490900 exports from Kenya: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Kenya |
| HS6 | 490900 |
| Latest exports | $375.7K |
| Active destinations | 21 |
| Three-year growth | +48.8% |
| Destination HHI | 1,805 |
| Weighted share | 47.8% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Belgium at $4.5M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Malawi at $200.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $15.5K / ton.
- Price spread: 29,165.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $6.3M
- 2011: $6.9M
- 2012: $5.7M
- 2013: $324.3K
- 2014: $2.7M
- 2015: $987.1K
- 2016: $194.4K
- 2017: $157.4K
- 2018: $30.5K
- 2019: $64.8K
- 2020: $82.9K
- 2021: $28.6K
- 2022: $38.5K
- 2023: $35.3K
- 2024: $94.2K

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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