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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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$13.3BCURRENT US$
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73.9%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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$966CURRENT US$
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36.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Rwanda In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $37.2M to Rwanda. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Rwanda are Palm Oil ($13M), Scrap Iron ($7.32M), and Tin Ores ($4.76M). During the last 26 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 11.8%, from $2.03M in 1996 to $37.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Rwanda.

Rwanda-Democratic Republic of the Congo In 2022, Rwanda exported $450M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Rwanda exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Rice ($60.3M), Refined Petroleum ($51.4M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($33.4M). During the last 26 years the exports of Rwanda to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 36.6%, from $134k in 1996 to $450M in 2022.

In 2022, Rwanda did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Comparison In 2022,  Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -2.07),  and 71 in total exports ($28.5B). That same year, Rwanda ranked 147 in total exports ($1.77B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $37.2M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda were Palm Oil ($13M), Scrap Iron ($7.32M), and Tin Ores ($4.76M). During the last 26 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 11.8%, from $2.03M in 1996 to $37.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Rwanda exported $450M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Rwanda to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Rice ($60.3M), Refined Petroleum ($51.4M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($33.4M). During the last 26 years the exports of Rwanda to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 36.6%, from $134k in 1996 to $450M in 2022.

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Rwanda (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Rwanda Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$568M

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Rwanda were China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Hong Kong ($1.24B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Democratic Republic of the Congo were Ethiopia ($55.2M), Pakistan ($34.7M), and South Sudan ($22M).

Difference in imports from Rwanda (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Rwanda

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda by product, considering products traded by both, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($13M), Metals ($8.84M), and Mineral Products ($8.57M).

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Vegetable Products ($87.3M), Foodstuffs ($64.9M), and Mineral Products ($61.4M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Democratic Republic of the Congo has comparative advantage over Rwanda. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Rwanda has comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Product Space of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

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