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About

Rwanda-United States Trade: In 2023, Rwanda exported $38.6M to United States. The main products that Rwanda exported to United States were Coffee ($23.2M), Vegetable Saps ($4.2M), and Basketwork ($2.89M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.7%, from $76M in 2018 to $38.6M in 2023.

In 2023, Rwanda did not export any services to United States.

United States-Rwanda Trade: In 2023, United States exported $34.6M to Rwanda. The main products that United States exported to Rwanda were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($15.4M), Poultry Meat ($2.44M), and Ethylene Polymers ($1.72M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.36%,  from $48M in 2018 to $34.6M in 2023.

In 2023, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Rwanda exported $38.6M to United States. The main products exported from Rwanda to United States were Coffee ($23.2M), Vegetable Saps ($4.2M), and Basketwork ($2.89M). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.7%, from $76M in 2018 to $38.6M in 2023.

In 2018, United States exported $34.6M to Rwanda. The main products exported from United States to Rwanda were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($15.4M), Poultry Meat ($2.44M), and Ethylene Polymers ($1.72M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.36%, from $48M in 2023 to $34.6M in 2018.

Exports from Rwanda (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Rwanda (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Rwanda Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$895M
United States
Top Destination
Canada$269B

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

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Rwanda than from United States.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Rwanda included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Rwanda had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Vegetable Products ($29.6M), Wood Products ($2.89M), and Mineral Products ($2.35M).

During 2018, United States had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Chemical Products ($16.3M), Machines ($4.84M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($3.08M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda United States+$21.6MCoffee
Top Product Potential United States Rwanda+$2.94MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

Product Space of Rwanda (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

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