Exports slip, imports steady as Kenya’s trade deficit hits Sh784bn

Kenya’s export earnings dropped in the first half of 2025, the first such fall in six years, mainly due to reduced tea sales, widening the country’s goods trade deficit to Sh783.91 billion.

Data collated by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicates total exports fell to Sh554.08 billion in the period between January and June, down from Sh571.6 billion in the same period last year.