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About

Sri Lanka-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $1.46M to Rwanda. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Rwanda were Paper Containers ($661k), Beer ($298k), and Paper Labels ($96.3k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.8%, from $4.42M in 2017 to $1.46M in 2022.

In 2022, Sri Lanka did not export any services to Rwanda.

Rwanda-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $67k to Sri Lanka. The main products that Rwanda exported to Sri Lanka were Other Mineral ($34.5k), Tea ($27.9k), and Precious Stones ($4.55k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.41%,  from $74k in 2017 to $67k in 2022.

In 2022, Rwanda did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Comparison: In 2022,  Sri Lanka ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.35), and 89 in total exports ($14.8B). 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

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In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $1.46M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Rwanda were Paper Containers ($661k), Beer ($298k), and Paper Labels ($96.3k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.8%, from $4.42M in 2017 to $1.46M in 2022.

In 2017, Rwanda exported $67k to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Rwanda to Sri Lanka were Other Mineral ($34.5k), Tea ($27.9k), and Precious Stones ($4.55k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.41%, from $74k in 2022 to $67k in 2017.

Exports from Sri Lanka (Flag) to Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Rwanda (Flag) to Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Sri Lanka (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag)

Sri Lanka Exports

Date

Rwanda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sri Lanka
Top Destination
United States$3.52B
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$568M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Rwanda included United States ($3.52B), India ($1.12B), and United Kingdom ($1.04B).

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

Difference in imports from Rwanda (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sri Lanka - Rwanda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Paper Goods ($757k), Foodstuffs ($363k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($140k).

During 2017, Rwanda had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Mineral Products ($34.5k), Vegetable Products ($27.9k), and Precious Metals ($4.55k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Rwanda+$1.59kKnit Women's Suits
Top Product Potential Rwanda Sri Lanka+$3.31kGold

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

Product Space of Sri Lanka (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

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