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

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Rwanda-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $1.96M to Ghana. The main products that Rwanda exported to Ghana were N/A. 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.

Ghana-Rwanda In N/A, Ghana did not export any products to Rwanda.

In 2022, Ghana 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, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $1.96M to Ghana. There were not main exports from Rwanda to Ghana in 2022. During the last 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.

Ghana does not register exports to Rwanda. The main products exported from Ghana to Rwanda were Chocolate ($101k), Calculators ($60.9k), and Packaged Medicaments ($44.2k).

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

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

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Trade between Rwanda () and Ghana ()

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Ghana Exports

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Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Ghana

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

During 2022, 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 Rwanda Ghana+$2.22kTea

Top Product Potential Ghana Rwanda+$2.85kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Ghana ()

Rwanda Exports

Ghana Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Ghana

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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