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Rwanda-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Rwanda exported $895M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Rwanda exported to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($885M), Tropical Fruits ($8.13M), and Tea ($589k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 6.19%, from $663M in 2018 to $895M in 2023.

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

United Arab Emirates-Rwanda Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $159M to Rwanda. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Rwanda were Cars ($19.8M), Broadcasting Equipment ($13.1M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($10.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 11%,  from $286M in 2018 to $159M in 2023.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates 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 Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Rwanda exported $895M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Rwanda to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($885M), Tropical Fruits ($8.13M), and Tea ($589k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 6.19%, from $663M in 2018 to $895M in 2023.

In 2018, United Arab Emirates exported $159M to Rwanda. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Rwanda were Cars ($19.8M), Broadcasting Equipment ($13.1M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($10.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $286M in 2023 to $159M in 2018.

Exports from Rwanda (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Rwanda (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag)

Rwanda Exports

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$895M
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Rwanda included China ($40.2B), India ($38.2B), and Japan ($37.4B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Rwanda had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($885M), Vegetable Products ($9.72M), and Mineral Products ($470k).

During 2018, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Transportation ($62.6M), Machines ($41.9M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($8.25M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda United Arab Emirates+$1.16MTea
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Rwanda+$2.89MTelephones

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

Product Space of Rwanda (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

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