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Rwanda: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

116 / 138

Importer Rank

116 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

73 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $1,562,489,058
Total Imports (2021) $3,733,696,710
Trade Balance (2021) ($2,171,207,652)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 22.48%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 37.89%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Democratic Republic of the Congo $587,370,756
United Arab Emirates $437,042,515
Tanzania $96,535,959
United Kingdom $44,741,448
Pakistan $37,168,530
United States $28,866,784
Hong Kong $28,107,882
Switzerland $26,038,731
Singapore $25,556,491
Uganda $25,107,767

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $714,910,796
Tanzania $496,090,853
United Arab Emirates $304,886,459
India $295,914,934
Kenya $280,794,350
Germany $139,732,535
South Africa $129,552,312
Turkey $91,413,704
Saudi Arabia $88,705,622
Indonesia $88,227,586

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $364,510,564
(09) Coffee & Spices $192,879,182
(26) Ores $143,153,333
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $109,687,456
(90) Precision Instruments $88,918,228
(11) Milling Products $85,117,506
(19) Cereal, Flour & Starch $64,627,068
(15) Fats & Oils $61,393,157
(10) Cereals $36,543,424
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $34,328,861

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $411,523,176
(85) Electrical Machinery $397,066,829
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $368,458,704
(84) Industrial Machinery $208,810,989
(15) Fats & Oils $180,750,399
(10) Cereals $174,236,725
(72) Iron & Steel $162,116,589
(39) Plastics $127,847,468
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $124,382,325
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $119,952,357

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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