Rwanda (RWA) and Japan (JPN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Rwanda-Japan Trade: In 2023, Rwanda exported $3.54M to Japan. The main products that Rwanda exported to Japan were Coffee ($3.4M), Cars ($48.6k), and Trunks and Cases ($43.3k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 7.4%, from $2.48M in 2018 to $3.54M in 2023.

In 2023, Rwanda did not export any services to Japan.

Japan-Rwanda Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $5.07M to Rwanda. The main products that Japan exported to Rwanda were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($1.3M), Delivery Trucks ($1.01M), and Other Plastic Products ($910k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.7%, from $27.5M in 2018 to $5.07M in 2023.

In 2023, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Rwanda exported $3.54M to Japan. The main products exported from Rwanda to Japan were Coffee ($3.4M), Cars ($48.6k), and Trunks and Cases ($43.3k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 7.4%, from $2.48M in 2018 to $3.54M in 2023.

In 2018, Japan exported $5.07M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Japan to Rwanda were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($1.3M), Delivery Trucks ($1.01M), and Other Plastic Products ($910k). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.7%, from $27.5M in 2023 to $5.07M in 2018.

Exports from Rwanda () to Japan () (2023)

Exports from Japan () to Rwanda () (2023)

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Trade between Rwanda () and Japan ()

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Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$895M

Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$143B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Rwanda included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

Difference in imports from Japan () and Rwanda () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Japan

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

During 2023, Rwanda had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Vegetable Products ($3.44M), Transportation ($48.6k), and Animal Hides ($43.3k).

During 2018, Japan had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Transportation ($1.56M), Animal Products ($1.3M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($966k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Japan+$3.9MCoffee

Top Product Potential Japan Rwanda+$2.55MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Rwanda () to Japan () (2023)

Exports from Japan () to Rwanda () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Japan ()

Rwanda Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Japan () and Rwanda () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Japan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Rwanda () and Japan () (2023)

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