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GDP
$13.3BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH
73.9%CURRENT US$
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$14.6BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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-17.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC 
$966CURRENT US$
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36.8%CURRENT US$
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$2,448CURRENT US$
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-34.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Rwanda-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $19.9M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Rwanda exported to Republic of the Congo were Cement ($19.7M), Rice ($61.8k), and Wine ($59.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 191%, from $94.7k in 2017 to $19.9M in 2022.

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

Republic of the Congo-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Republic of the Congo exported $60.9k to Rwanda. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Rwanda were Palm Oil ($37k), Pepper ($17.5k), and Travel Kits ($5.15k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 21%,  from $11k in 2017 to $60.9k in 2022.

In 2022, Republic of the Congo 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, Republic of the Congo ranked 124 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.42), and 96 in total exports ($12.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $19.9M to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Rwanda to Republic of the Congo were Cement ($19.7M), Rice ($61.8k), and Wine ($59.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 191%, from $94.7k in 2017 to $19.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Republic of the Congo exported $60.9k to Rwanda. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to Rwanda were Palm Oil ($37k), Pepper ($17.5k), and Travel Kits ($5.15k). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 21%, from $11k in 2022 to $60.9k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Rwanda Exports

Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$568M
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$4.82B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Republic of the Congo included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), Ethiopia ($55.2M), and Hong Kong ($39.9M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Republic of the Congo than Rwanda included China ($4.82B), India ($2.44B), and United Arab Emirates ($1.87B).

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Mineral Products ($19.7M), Vegetable Products ($63.4k), and Foodstuffs ($63.1k).

During 2017, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($37k), Vegetable Products ($17.5k), and Miscellaneous ($5.15k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Republic of the Congo+$1.64kMalt Extract
Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Rwanda+$1.55kRefined 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 Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Rwanda indicates it has a comparative advantage over Republic of the Congo. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Rwanda.

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

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