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About

Rwanda-United Kingdom Trade: In 2023, Rwanda exported $30.7M to United Kingdom. The main products that Rwanda exported to United Kingdom were Tea ($13.8M), Coffee ($6.72M), and Other Vegetables ($2.11M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $18.3M in 2018 to $30.7M in 2023.

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

United Kingdom-Rwanda Trade: In 2023, United Kingdom exported $16.3M to Rwanda. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Rwanda were Broadcasting Equipment ($2.08M), Tractors ($1.98M), and Glaziers Putty ($1.03M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.44%,  from $22.8M in 2018 to $16.3M in 2023.

In 2023, United Kingdom 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 Kingdom ranked 11 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 14 in total exports ($429B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Rwanda exported $30.7M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Rwanda to United Kingdom were Tea ($13.8M), Coffee ($6.72M), and Other Vegetables ($2.11M). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $18.3M in 2018 to $30.7M in 2023.

In 2018, United Kingdom exported $16.3M to Rwanda. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Rwanda were Broadcasting Equipment ($2.08M), Tractors ($1.98M), and Glaziers Putty ($1.03M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.44%, from $22.8M in 2023 to $16.3M in 2018.

Exports from Rwanda (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Rwanda (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag)

Rwanda Exports

United Kingdom Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$895M
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$59.7B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Rwanda included United States ($59.7B), China ($35.3B), and Germany ($34.6B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - United Kingdom

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Rwanda had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Vegetable Products ($26M), Textiles ($3.05M), and Metals ($1.33M).

During 2018, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Machines ($5.84M), Transportation ($2.75M), and Chemical Products ($2.73M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Rwanda United Kingdom+$4.85MCoffee
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Rwanda+$1.58MTelephones

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

Product Space of Rwanda (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2023)

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