Rwanda (RWA) and Russia (RUS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Rwanda-Russia Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $4.12M to Russia. The main products that Rwanda exported to Russia were Tea ($2.83M), Coffee ($1.29M), and Travel Kits ($301). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $2.3M in 2017 to $4.12M in 2022.

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

Russia-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Russia exported $33.5M to Rwanda. The main products that Russia exported to Rwanda were Wheat ($21.4M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($8.25M), and Kraft Paper ($1.73M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 2.18%, from $30.1M in 2017 to $33.5M in 2022.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Rwanda worth $68k, with Other business services ($41k), Transportation ($12k), and Financial services ($12k) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022, Rwanda ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.53), and 147 in total exports ($1.77B). That same year, Russia ranked 47 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.43), and 12 in total exports ($486B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $4.12M to Russia. The main products exported from Rwanda to Russia were Tea ($2.83M), Coffee ($1.29M), and Travel Kits ($301). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $2.3M in 2017 to $4.12M in 2022.

In 2017, Russia exported $33.5M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Russia to Rwanda were Wheat ($21.4M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($8.25M), and Kraft Paper ($1.73M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 2.18%, from $30.1M in 2022 to $33.5M in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda () to Russia () (2022)

Exports from Russia () to Rwanda () (2022)

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Trade between Rwanda () and Russia ()

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Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

Russia
Top DestinationChina$101B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Russia included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), Uganda ($22.8M), and South Sudan ($22M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Russia than Rwanda included China ($101B), India ($40.4B), and Germany ($27.7B).

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Russia

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($4.12M) and Miscellaneous ($301).

During 2017, Russia had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Vegetable Products ($21.4M), Chemical Products ($8.28M), and Paper Goods ($1.76M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Russia+$3.96kCoffee

Top Product Potential Russia Rwanda+$3.72kRefined Petroleum

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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Bilateral Service Trade

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In 2020, Russia exported services to Rwanda worth $68k, with Other business services ($41k), Transportation ($12k), and Financial services ($12k) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Russia () to Rwanda () (2020)

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Rwanda () to Russia () (2022)

Exports from Russia () to Rwanda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Russia ()

Rwanda Exports

Russia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Russia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Bilateral Service Trade

Services Exports from Russia () to Rwanda () (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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