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Rwanda-Iran Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $896k to Iran. The main products that Rwanda exported to Iran were Tea ($832k) and Coffee ($63.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 23.8%, from $308k in 2017 to $896k in 2022.

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

Iran-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $1.02M to Rwanda. The main products that Iran exported to Rwanda were Ethylene Polymers ($701k), Building Stone ($109k), and Yeast ($48.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.3%,  from $5.42M in 2017 to $1.02M in 2022.

In 2022, Iran 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, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Rwanda exported $896k to Iran. The main products exported from Rwanda to Iran were Tea ($832k) and Coffee ($63.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 23.8%, from $308k in 2017 to $896k in 2022.

In 2017, Iran exported $1.02M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Iran to Rwanda were Ethylene Polymers ($701k), Building Stone ($109k), and Yeast ($48.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.3%, from $5.42M in 2022 to $1.02M in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Iran (Flag) to Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda (Flag) and Iran (Flag)

Rwanda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$568M
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Iran included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), United Arab Emirates ($568M), and Ethiopia ($55.2M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Rwanda included China ($5.72B), Turkey ($3.17B), and Kuwait ($960M).

Difference in imports from Iran (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Vegetable Products ($896k).

During 2017, Iran had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($701k), Stone And Glass ($145k), and Foodstuffs ($57k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Rwanda Iran+$2.65kTea
Top Product Potential Iran Rwanda+$2.19kCement

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

Product Space of Rwanda (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2022)

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