This paper analysed the revealed comparative advantage and competitiveness of Kenyan tea exports from 2001-2014 towards the international, Russian, Egyptian and Pakistani markets. To study Kenya’s competitiveness, two widely used indices are applied: The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) and comparative export performance (CEP) indices. The findings of the study indicate that Kenya has a strong comparative advantage in tea exports over to its main rivals in the international market. Kenya also has a relatively high comparative advantage in the Egyptian and Pakistani markets when compared against its major rivals. On the contrary, Kenya possesses a rather weak comparative advantage in th
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