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GDP
$14.1BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH
80.3%CURRENT US$
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$66.4BCURRENT US$
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103%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC 
$1,010CURRENT US$
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43.3%CURRENT US$
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$628CURRENT US$
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45.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Rwanda-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $228M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Rwanda exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 35%, from $50.8M in 2017 to $228M in 2022.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $38.5M to Rwanda. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Rwanda were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 19.6%,  from $15.7M in 2017 to $38.5M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2023,  Rwanda ranked 154 in total exports ($1.35B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.94), and 78 in total exports ($20.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $228M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were not main exports from Rwanda to Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022. During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 35%, from $50.8M in 2017 to $228M in 2022.

In 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $38.5M to Rwanda. There were not main exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda in 2017. During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 19.6%, from $15.7M in 2022 to $38.5M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Rwanda Exports

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$895M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Pakistan ($26.8M), United Kingdom ($30.7M), and Kenya ($34.5M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Rwanda included China ($14.3B), Spain ($672M), and India ($684M).

Difference in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of .

During 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Democratic Republic of the Congo+$2.49kMalt Extract
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda+$2.76kRefined Copper

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

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

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