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Rwanda-Germany Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $25.1M to Germany. The main products that Rwanda exported to Germany were Coffee ($8.98M), Non-Knit Women's Coats ($2.86M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($1.95M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 17.1%, from $11.4M in 2017 to $25.1M in 2022.

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

Germany-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $66.2M to Rwanda. The main products that Germany exported to Rwanda were Navigation Equipment ($4.23M), Other Plastic Products ($3.19M), and Wheat ($3.03M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 1.02%, from $54M in 2017 to $66.2M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Rwanda ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.53), and 147 in total exports ($1.77B). That same year, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $25.1M to Germany. The main products exported from Rwanda to Germany were Coffee ($8.98M), Non-Knit Women's Coats ($2.86M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($1.95M). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 17.1%, from $11.4M in 2017 to $25.1M in 2022.

In 2017, Germany exported $66.2M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Germany to Rwanda were Navigation Equipment ($4.23M), Other Plastic Products ($3.19M), and Wheat ($3.03M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 1.02%, from $54M in 2022 to $66.2M in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda () to Germany () (2022)

Exports from Germany () to Rwanda () (2022)

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Trade between Rwanda () and Germany ()

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Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Germany included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), South Sudan ($22M), and North Korea ($436k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Rwanda included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and China ($109B).

Difference in imports from Germany () and Rwanda () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Germany

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Vegetable Products ($13.5M), Textiles ($6.93M), and Mineral Products ($2.05M).

During 2017, Germany had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Machines ($20.9M), Transportation ($9.67M), and Chemical Products ($7.94M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Germany+$7.19MCoffee

Top Product Potential Germany Rwanda+$2.24MCars

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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Rwanda and Germany. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Rwanda indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over Rwanda.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Rwanda () to Germany () (2022)

Exports from Germany () to Rwanda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Germany ()

Rwanda Exports

Germany Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Germany () and Rwanda () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Germany

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Rwanda () and Germany () (2022)

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