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2022
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Exports $69.9MRnk 122 / 222
2022
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Top Product $6.84MMalt
2022
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Exports $16.6MRnk 17 / 142
2022
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Top Product $3.45MCoffee
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.25Rnk 19 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.53Rnk 89 / 133
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GDP$579BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH16.6%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$13.3BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH73.9%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $49,583CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH11%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$966CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH36.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Belgium-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $69.9M to Rwanda. The main products that Belgium exported to Rwanda were Malt ($6.84M), Concentrated Milk ($6.11M), and Packaged Medicaments ($5.89M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 3.11%, from $60M in 2017 to $69.9M in 2022.

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

Rwanda-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $16.6M to Belgium. The main products that Rwanda exported to Belgium were Coffee ($3.45M), Spark-Ignition Engines ($2.39M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($1.65M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 16%,  from $39.9M in 2017 to $16.6M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B). That same year, Rwanda ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.53), and 147 in total exports ($1.77B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

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Overview In August 2024, Belgium exported €4.34M and imported €588k from Rwanda, resulting in a positive trade balance of €3.75M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Belgium have decreased by €-900k (-17.2%) from €5.24M to €4.34M, while imports increased by €344k (141%) from €244k to €588k.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of Belgium to Rwanda were Pharmaceutical products (€3.21M), Edible products of animal origin, n.e.s. (€518k), Cars, tractors, trucks & parts thereof. (€443k), Machinery, mechanical appliances, & parts (€275k), and Miscellaneous edible preparations (€166k). In August 2024 the top imports of Belgium from Rwanda were Coffee, tea, mate & spices (€505k), Edible vegetables, roots, & tubers (€28.4k), and Pharmaceutical products (€1.05k).

Growth In August 2024, the decrease in Belgium's year-by-year exports to Rwanda was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Machinery, mechanical appliances, & parts (€-291k or -51.4%), Products of the milling industry (€-256k or -99.5%), and Used clothes & textile articles (€-156k or -96.9%). In August 2024, the increase in Belgium's year-by-year imports  from Rwanda was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Coffee, tea, mate & spices (€292k or 137%) and Edible vegetables, roots, & tubers (€24k or 543%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€-900k(-17.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€344k(141%)

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Belgium. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Belgium over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Belgium exported $69.9M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Belgium to Rwanda were Malt ($6.84M), Concentrated Milk ($6.11M), and Packaged Medicaments ($5.89M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 3.11%, from $60M in 2017 to $69.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Rwanda exported $16.6M to Belgium. The main products exported from Rwanda to Belgium were Coffee ($3.45M), Spark-Ignition Engines ($2.39M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($1.65M). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 16%, from $39.9M in 2022 to $16.6M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top DestinationGermany$91.9B
Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Belgium than Rwanda included Germany ($91.9B), France ($71.1B), and Netherlands ($65.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Belgium included South Sudan ($22M) and North Korea ($436k).

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

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Rwanda

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Scale

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

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Chemical Products ($19.6M), Machines ($12.6M), and Vegetable Products ($7.54M).

During 2017, Rwanda had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.93M), Vegetable Products ($3.86M), and Textiles ($3.71M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Rwanda+$3.99MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Rwanda Belgium+$2.8MCoffee

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

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

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