Rwanda (RWA) and Canada (CAN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Rwanda-Canada Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $3.07M to Canada. The main products that Rwanda exported to Canada were Coffee ($2.37M), Tea ($263k), and Knit Active Wear ($60.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $1.45M in 2017 to $3.07M in 2022.

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

Canada-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $5.45M to Rwanda. The main products that Canada exported to Rwanda were Wheat ($1.42M), Cars ($1.01M), and Aircraft Parts ($342k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 0.68%, from $5.27M in 2017 to $5.45M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Rwanda ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.53), and 147 in total exports ($1.77B). That same year, Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92), and 9 in total exports ($587B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $3.07M to Canada. The main products exported from Rwanda to Canada were Coffee ($2.37M), Tea ($263k), and Knit Active Wear ($60.5k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $1.45M in 2017 to $3.07M in 2022.

In 2017, Canada exported $5.45M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Canada to Rwanda were Wheat ($1.42M), Cars ($1.01M), and Aircraft Parts ($342k). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 0.68%, from $5.27M in 2022 to $5.45M in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda () to Canada () (2022)

Exports from Canada () to Rwanda () (2022)

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Trade between Rwanda () and Canada ()

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Canada Exports

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Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

Canada
Top DestinationUnited States$438B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Canada included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), South Sudan ($22M), and Republic of the Congo ($19.9M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than Rwanda included United States ($438B), China ($25.4B), and Japan ($14.3B).

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Canada

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Vegetable Products ($2.8M), Textiles ($120k), and Foodstuffs ($34.6k).

During 2017, Canada had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.42M), Transportation ($1.4M), and Machines ($1.31M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Canada+$2.7MCoffee

Top Product Potential Canada Rwanda+$1.24MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Rwanda () to Canada () (2022)

Exports from Canada () to Rwanda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Canada ()

Rwanda Exports

Canada Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Canada

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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