Ghana (GHA) and Rwanda (RWA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ghana-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $281k to Rwanda. The main products that Ghana exported to Rwanda were Chocolate ($101k), Calculators ($60.9k), and Packaged Medicaments ($44.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 52.5%, from $34k in 2017 to $281k in 2022.

In 2022, Ghana did not export any services to Rwanda.

Rwanda-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $1.96M to Ghana. The main products that Rwanda exported to Ghana were Pesticides ($1.78M), Telephones ($51.7k), and Basketwork ($51.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 2.25%, from $1.75M in 2017 to $1.96M in 2022.

In 2022, Rwanda did not export any services to Ghana.

Comparison: In 2022, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B). That same year, Rwanda ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.53), and 147 in total exports ($1.77B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Ghana exported $281k to Rwanda. The main products exported from Ghana to Rwanda were Chocolate ($101k), Calculators ($60.9k), and Packaged Medicaments ($44.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 52.5%, from $34k in 2017 to $281k in 2022.

In 2017, Rwanda exported $1.96M to Ghana. The main products exported from Rwanda to Ghana were Pesticides ($1.78M), Telephones ($51.7k), and Basketwork ($51.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 2.25%, from $1.75M in 2022 to $1.96M in 2017.

Exports from Ghana () to Rwanda () (2022)

Exports from Rwanda () to Ghana () (2022)

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Trade between Ghana () and Rwanda ()

Ghana Exports

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Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Rwanda included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Switzerland ($3.37B), and United States ($2.83B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Ghana included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), Ethiopia ($55.2M), and Pakistan ($34.7M).

Difference in imports from Rwanda () and Ghana () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Rwanda

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

During 2022, Ghana had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Foodstuffs ($101k), Machines ($70.2k), and Chemical Products ($48.2k).

During 2017, Rwanda had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.78M), Machines ($69.7k), and Wood Products ($51.7k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ghana Rwanda+$2.85kGold

Top Product Potential Rwanda Ghana+$2.22kTea

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ghana () to Rwanda () (2022)

Exports from Rwanda () to Ghana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana () and Rwanda ()

Ghana Exports

Rwanda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Rwanda () and Ghana () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Rwanda

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Ghana () and Rwanda () (2022)

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