Rwanda

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RW · RWA · BACI 646 · latest data 2024

Exports

$580M USD, nominal · 2024

= $580 M47.9% over 5 yrs (down)

Imports

$2.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= $2,098 M37.4% over 5 yrs (down)

Trade balancedeficit

−$1.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$1,518 M

Total trade

$2.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= $2,678 M40.0% over 5 yrs (down)

World position: #163 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #159 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: ±0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Rwanda's exports grew from $47M in 1995 to $580M in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$1.5B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Rwanda per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$47 M	$162 M	−$115 M	$209 M
1996	$71 M	$348 M	−$278 M	$419 M
1997	$126 M	$418 M	−$293 M	$544 M
1998	$116 M	$387 M	−$271 M	$503 M
1999	$88 M	$338 M	−$250 M	$426 M
2000	$57 M	$142 M	−$85 M	$199 M
2001	$113 M	$329 M	−$216 M	$442 M
2002	$144 M	$317 M	−$173 M	$462 M
2003	$160 M	$349 M	−$190 M	$509 M
2004	$433 M	$402 M	$31 M	$834 M
2005	$202 M	$524 M	−$322 M	$725 M
2006	$188 M	$633 M	−$444 M	$821 M
2007	$279 M	$759 M	−$481 M	$1,038 M
2008	$497 M	$1,266 M	−$769 M	$1,764 M
2009	$333 M	$1,280 M	−$947 M	$1,613 M
2010	$347 M	$1,487 M	−$1,141 M	$1,834 M
2011	$558 M	$1,660 M	−$1,103 M	$2,218 M
2012	$593 M	$1,761 M	−$1,168 M	$2,354 M
2013	$663 M	$2,153 M	−$1,491 M	$2,816 M
2014	$737 M	$2,315 M	−$1,578 M	$3,052 M
2015	$551 M	$2,513 M	−$1,961 M	$3,064 M
2016	$636 M	$2,875 M	−$2,239 M	$3,511 M
2017	$1,052 M	$2,865 M	−$1,813 M	$3,918 M
2018	$1,448 M	$2,994 M	−$1,546 M	$4,442 M
2019	$1,113 M	$3,353 M	−$2,240 M	$4,466 M
2020	$1,216 M	$3,886 M	−$2,670 M	$5,101 M
2021	$1,237 M	$4,096 M	−$2,859 M	$5,333 M
2022	$1,543 M	$5,239 M	−$3,696 M	$6,782 M
2023	$1,348 M	$2,201 M	−$853 M	$3,549 M
2024	$580 M	$2,097 M	−$1,517 M	$2,678 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #177 → #163.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Rwanda per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.00%	0.00%	#177	#172
1996	0.00%	0.01%	#170	#161
1997	0.00%	0.01%	#163	#155
1998	0.00%	0.01%	#165	#159
1999	0.00%	0.01%	#170	#166
2000	0.00%	0.00%	#186	#184
2001	0.00%	0.01%	#169	#173
2002	0.00%	0.00%	#169	#178
2003	0.00%	0.00%	#169	#176
2004	0.00%	0.00%	#162	#176
2005	0.00%	0.01%	#174	#175
2006	0.00%	0.01%	#179	#175
2007	0.00%	0.01%	#173	#177
2008	0.00%	0.01%	#170	#171
2009	0.00%	0.01%	#168	#171
2010	0.00%	0.01%	#173	#169
2011	0.00%	0.01%	#171	#172
2012	0.00%	0.01%	#171	#169
2013	0.00%	0.01%	#169	#164
2014	0.00%	0.01%	#164	#162
2015	0.00%	0.02%	#168	#156
2016	0.00%	0.02%	#166	#153
2017	0.01%	0.02%	#159	#156
2018	0.01%	0.02%	#147	#154
2019	0.01%	0.02%	#157	#152
2020	0.01%	0.02%	#151	#146
2021	0.01%	0.02%	#158	#150
2022	0.01%	0.02%	#151	#146
2023	0.01%	0.01%	#153	#160
2024	0.00%	0.01%	#163	#159

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Trading partners

China was Rwanda's top trading partner in 2024, at 25.0% of total trade; the top five partners covered 59.0%.

Year

Top partner share: 25.0%
Top-5 share: 59.0%
Partners: 108
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.103

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China $160M

Thailand $51M

Poland $50M

United Kingdom $38M

United States $30M

India $26M

Kenya $25M

Germany $24M

Uganda $11M

Belgium $5M

Tanzania $3M

South Africa $3M

South Korea $2M

Hong Kong $0M

Egypt $0M

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Top partners of Rwanda in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$160 M	$508 M	$668 M	−$349 M
#2	Kenya	$25 M	$315 M	$340 M	−$290 M
#3	Uganda	$11 M	$269 M	$280 M	−$259 M
#4	Tanzania	$3 M	$164 M	$167 M	−$161 M
#5	India	$26 M	$101 M	$126 M	−$75 M
#6	Germany	$24 M	$70 M	$94 M	−$46 M
#7	South Korea	$2 M	$85 M	$87 M	−$84 M
#8	Belgium	$5 M	$71 M	$76 M	−$66 M
#9	United States	$30 M	$39 M	$69 M	−$9 M
#10	Poland	$50 M	$17 M	$67 M	$33 M
#11	Hong Kong	$0 M	$63 M	$64 M	−$63 M
#12	United Kingdom	$38 M	$20 M	$59 M	$18 M
#13	Thailand	$51 M	$4 M	$56 M	$47 M
#14	Egypt	$0 M	$49 M	$49 M	−$49 M
#15	South Africa	$3 M	$46 M	$49 M	−$43 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Rwanda's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Rwanda's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.180 → 0.112, a moderately concentrated export base across 106 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Rwanda per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.180	0.111	39	50
1996	0.201	0.069	41	104
1997	0.192	0.077	55	114
1998	0.181	0.080	53	117
1999	0.141	0.087	58	105
2000	0.092	0.078	62	73
2001	0.095	0.061	79	115
2002	0.191	0.051	92	115
2003	0.205	0.065	87	115
2004	0.410	0.063	106	130
2005	0.086	0.064	122	125
2006	0.082	0.090	112	143
2007	0.071	0.068	110	137
2008	0.110	0.065	113	138
2009	0.072	0.053	111	166
2010	0.077	0.053	108	174
2011	0.081	0.053	125	152
2012	0.084	0.057	121	152
2013	0.105	0.058	118	157
2014	0.105	0.072	106	166
2015	0.061	0.069	125	165
2016	0.117	0.070	133	164
2017	0.141	0.063	135	165
2018	0.226	0.071	138	170
2019	0.232	0.075	134	159
2020	0.279	0.085	138	163
2021	0.176	0.076	138	172
2022	0.169	0.084	143	181
2023	0.454	0.095	110	92
2024	0.112	0.114	106	81

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