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

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Rwanda-Japan Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $14.2M to Japan. The main products that Rwanda exported to Japan were Raw Tin ($5.18M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($5.17M), and Coffee ($3.81M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 19%, from $5.97M in 2017 to $14.2M in 2022.

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

Japan-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $45.3M to Rwanda. The main products that Japan exported to Rwanda were Cars ($14.4M), Iron Structures ($5.43M), and Electrical Transformers ($4.43M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 2.19%, from $40.7M in 2017 to $45.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $14.2M to Japan. The main products exported from Rwanda to Japan were Raw Tin ($5.18M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($5.17M), and Coffee ($3.81M). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 19%, from $5.97M in 2017 to $14.2M in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $45.3M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Japan to Rwanda were Cars ($14.4M), Iron Structures ($5.43M), and Electrical Transformers ($4.43M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 2.19%, from $40.7M in 2022 to $45.3M in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda () to Japan () (2022)

Exports from Japan () to Rwanda () (2022)

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Trade between Rwanda () and Japan ()

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Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B

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 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Japan included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), Republic of the Congo ($19.9M), and South Sudan ($22M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Rwanda included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

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 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Metals ($5.18M), Mineral Products ($5.17M), and Vegetable Products ($3.84M).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Transportation ($18.4M), Machines ($12.7M), and Metals ($7.67M).

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 () (2022)

Exports from Japan () to Rwanda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Japan ()

Rwanda Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Japan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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