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About

Canada-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $5.45M to Rwanda. The main products that Canada exported to Rwanda were Wheat ($1.42M), Cars ($1.01M), and Aircraft Parts ($342k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 0.68%, from $5.27M in 2017 to $5.45M in 2022.

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

Rwanda-Canada Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $3.07M to Canada. The main products that Rwanda exported to Canada were Coffee ($2.37M), Tea ($263k), and Knit Active Wear ($60.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 16.2%,  from $1.45M in 2017 to $3.07M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92), and 9 in total exports ($587B). That same year, Rwanda ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.53), and 147 in total exports ($1.77B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Canada exported $5.45M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Canada to Rwanda were Wheat ($1.42M), Cars ($1.01M), and Aircraft Parts ($342k). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 0.68%, from $5.27M in 2017 to $5.45M in 2022.

In 2017, Rwanda exported $3.07M to Canada. The main products exported from Rwanda to Canada were Coffee ($2.37M), Tea ($263k), and Knit Active Wear ($60.5k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $1.45M in 2022 to $3.07M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Canada
Top Destination
United States$438B
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$568M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than Rwanda included United States ($438B), China ($25.4B), and Japan ($14.3B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Canada included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), South Sudan ($22M), and Republic of the Congo ($19.9M).

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

Comparative Advantage Canada - Rwanda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Canada had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.42M), Transportation ($1.4M), and Machines ($1.31M).

During 2017, Rwanda had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Vegetable Products ($2.8M), Textiles ($120k), and Foodstuffs ($34.6k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Canada Rwanda+$1.24MCars
Top Product Potential Rwanda Canada+$2.7MCoffee

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

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

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