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$13.3BCURRENT US$
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73.9%CURRENT US$
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$477BCURRENT US$
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2.89%CURRENT US$
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$966CURRENT US$
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36.8%CURRENT US$
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$2,184CURRENT US$
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-19.9%CURRENT US$
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About

Rwanda-Nigeria Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $958k to Nigeria. The main products that Rwanda exported to Nigeria were Processed Cereals ($426k), Tea ($87k), and Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($61.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 46.1%, from $144k in 2017 to $958k in 2022.

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

Nigeria-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Nigeria exported $2.64M to Rwanda. The main products that Nigeria exported to Rwanda were Petroleum Gas ($2.01M), Beauty Products ($185k), and Packaged Medicaments ($120k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 5.33%,  from $1.09M in 2017 to $2.64M in 2022.

In 2022, Nigeria 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, Nigeria ranked 127 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.67), and 51 in total exports ($70.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Rwanda exported $958k to Nigeria. The main products exported from Rwanda to Nigeria were Processed Cereals ($426k), Tea ($87k), and Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($61.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 46.1%, from $144k in 2017 to $958k in 2022.

In 2017, Nigeria exported $2.64M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Nigeria to Rwanda were Petroleum Gas ($2.01M), Beauty Products ($185k), and Packaged Medicaments ($120k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 5.33%, from $1.09M in 2022 to $2.64M in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda (Flag) to Nigeria (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Nigeria (Flag) to Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag)

Rwanda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$568M
Nigeria
Top Destination
Spain$9.41B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Nigeria included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), Ethiopia ($55.2M), and United Arab Emirates ($568M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nigeria than Rwanda included Spain ($9.41B), India ($8.2B), and France ($4.95B).

Difference in imports from Nigeria (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Nigeria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Vegetable Products ($683k), Machines ($96.2k), and Animal Hides ($69.6k).

During 2017, Nigeria had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.01M), Chemical Products ($332k), and Footwear and Headwear ($80.4k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Rwanda Nigeria+$47kVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Nigeria Rwanda+$12.4kBeauty Products

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

Product Space of Rwanda (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag) (2022)

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