Kenya (KEN) and Rwanda (RWA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $439M to Rwanda. The main products that Kenya exported to Rwanda were Gold ($124M), Palm Oil ($25.9M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($16.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 21.4%, from $166M in 2017 to $439M in 2022.

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

Rwanda-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $34.2M to Kenya. The main products that Rwanda exported to Kenya were Malt Extract ($20.7M), Sawn Wood ($1.9M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($1.69M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 10.1%, from $21.1M in 2017 to $34.2M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B). 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, Kenya exported $439M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Kenya to Rwanda were Gold ($124M), Palm Oil ($25.9M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($16.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 21.4%, from $166M in 2017 to $439M in 2022.

In 2017, Rwanda exported $34.2M to Kenya. The main products exported from Rwanda to Kenya were Malt Extract ($20.7M), Sawn Wood ($1.9M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($1.69M). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 10.1%, from $21.1M in 2022 to $34.2M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Rwanda () (2022)

Exports from Rwanda () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Rwanda ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Rwanda included United States ($722M), Uganda ($677M), and Pakistan ($541M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Kenya included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), United Arab Emirates ($568M), and Thailand ($83.9M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Rwanda

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Precious Metals ($125M), Chemical Products ($67.7M), and Metals ($64.8M).

During 2017, Rwanda had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Foodstuffs ($23.4M), Animal Hides ($2.64M), and Wood Products ($1.95M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Rwanda+$81.1kNon-fillet Frozen Fish

Top Product Potential Rwanda Kenya+$391kCoffee

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 Kenya and Rwanda. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Rwanda. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Rwanda indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Rwanda () (2022)

Exports from Rwanda () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Rwanda ()

Kenya Exports

Rwanda Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Rwanda

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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