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2023
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Exports $420MRnk 156 / 208
2023
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Top Product $66MNon-fillet Frozen Fish
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Exports $131MRnk 2 / 110
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Top Product $81.6MNiobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.16Rnk 21 / 132
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GDP$17.8TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH85.9%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH80.3%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,614CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH79.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$1,010CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH43.3%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Rwanda Trade: In 2023, China exported $420M to Rwanda. The main products that China exported to Rwanda were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($66M), Broadcasting Equipment ($24.1M), and Delivery Trucks ($15.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.48%, from $529M in 2018 to $420M in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Rwanda.

Rwanda-China Trade: In 2023, Rwanda exported $131M to China. The main products that Rwanda exported to China were Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($81.6M), Other Mineral ($15.3M), and Other Ores ($8.57M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to China have increased at an annualized rate of 5.14%,  from $50.6M in 2018 to $131M in 2023.

In 2023, Rwanda did not export any services to China.

Comparison In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16),  and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Rwanda ranked 154 in total exports ($1.35B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Latest Trends

December, 2024

About

Overview In December 2024, China exported $53.3M and imported $15.9M from Rwanda, resulting in a positive trade balance of $37.4M. Between December 2023 and December 2024 the exports of China have increased by $17.5M (48.9%) from $35.8M to $53.3M, while imports increased by $7.81M (96.5%) from $8.1M to $15.9M.

Trade In December 2024, the top exports of China to Rwanda were Buses ($7.74M), Telephones ($7.42M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($3.67M), Delivery Trucks ($2.35M), and Tractors ($1.63M). In December 2024 the top imports of China from Rwanda were Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($1.42M), Unsaturated Acyclic Monocarboxylic Acids ($832k), Other Ores ($551k), Coffee ($398k), and Scrap Copper ($206k).

Origins In December 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($12.7M), Zhejiang Province ($8.94M), Shanghai Province ($7.07M), Fujian Province ($5.35M), and Shandong Province ($3.78M), while imports destinations were mainly Jiangxi Province ($6.68M), Guangdong Province ($2.92M), Hunan Province ($2.21M), Fujian Province ($1.8M), and Zhejiang Province ($1.49M).

Growth In December 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Rwanda was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Telephones ($4.43M or 148%), Delivery Trucks ($843k or 55.8%), and Electrical Transformers ($632k or 112%). In December 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year imports  from Rwanda was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Unsaturated Acyclic Monocarboxylic Acids ($527k or 172%) and Precious Stones ($35.5k or 108%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$17.5M(48.9%)
IMPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$7.81M(96.5%)
MAIN EXPORTER (December 2024)Guangdong Province$12.7M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for China. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of China over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2023, China exported $420M to Rwanda. The main products exported from China to Rwanda were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($66M), Broadcasting Equipment ($24.1M), and Delivery Trucks ($15.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.48%, from $529M in 2018 to $420M in 2023.

In 2018, Rwanda exported $131M to China. The main products exported from Rwanda to China were Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($81.6M), Other Mineral ($15.3M), and Other Ores ($8.57M). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to China have increased at an annualized rate of 5.14%, from $50.6M in 2023 to $131M in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Rwanda (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Rwanda (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B
Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$895M

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Rwanda. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Rwanda or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Rwanda included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Rwanda than from China.

Difference in imports from Rwanda (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Rwanda

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Rwanda by product, considering products traded by both, China and Rwanda.

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Machines ($127M), Animal Products ($66M), and Transportation ($65M).

During 2018, Rwanda had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($116M), Vegetable Products ($7.58M), and Chemical Products ($4.46M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Rwanda+$22.3MTelephones
Top Product Potential Rwanda China+$5.57MCoffee

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Rwanda. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Rwanda. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Rwanda indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2023)

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