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About

South Korea-Rwanda In 2022, South Korea exported $55.6M to Rwanda. The main products that South Korea exported to Rwanda are Cars ($8.04M), Integrated Circuits ($7.37M), and Telephones ($4.14M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Korea to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 13.4%, from $1.84M in 1995 to $55.6M in 2022.

In 2022, South Korea did not export any services to Rwanda.

Rwanda-South Korea In 2022, Rwanda exported $2.5M to South Korea. The main products that Rwanda exported to South Korea were Coffee ($2.12M), Computers ($122k), and Cut Flowers ($118k). During the last 27 years the exports of Rwanda to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 32.9%, from $1.15k in 1995 to $2.5M in 2022.

In 2022, Rwanda did not export any services to South Korea.

Comparison In 2022,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.71),  and 5 in total exports ($705B). That same year, Rwanda ranked 147 in total exports ($1.77B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Korea exported $55.6M to Rwanda. The main products exported from South Korea to Rwanda were Cars ($8.04M), Integrated Circuits ($7.37M), and Telephones ($4.14M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Korea to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 13.4%, from $1.84M in 1995 to $55.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Rwanda exported $2.5M to South Korea. The main products exported from Rwanda to South Korea were Coffee ($2.12M), Computers ($122k), and Cut Flowers ($118k). During the last 27 years the exports of Rwanda to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 32.9%, from $1.15k in 1995 to $2.5M in 2022.

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Rwanda (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$568M

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from South Korea than Rwanda were China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Rwanda than South Korea were Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), South Sudan ($22M), and Burundi ($5.9M).

Difference in imports from Rwanda (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Rwanda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Machines ($21.9M), Transportation ($9.06M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($8.07M).

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Vegetable Products ($2.24M), Machines ($148k), and Animal Hides ($76.8k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more South Korea has comparative advantage over Rwanda. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Rwanda has comparative advantage over South Korea.

Product Space of South Korea (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

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