Rwanda (RWA) and Saudi Arabia (SAU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Rwanda-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $1.99M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Rwanda exported to Saudi Arabia were Coffee ($1.6M), Tea ($349k), and Computers ($21.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 17.1%, from $903k in 2017 to $1.99M in 2022.

In 2022, Rwanda did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $146M to Rwanda. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Rwanda were Refined Petroleum ($112M), Ethylene Polymers ($12.4M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($11.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 2.19%, from $118M in 2017 to $146M in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia 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, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $1.99M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Rwanda to Saudi Arabia were Coffee ($1.6M), Tea ($349k), and Computers ($21.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 17.1%, from $903k in 2017 to $1.99M in 2022.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia exported $146M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Rwanda were Refined Petroleum ($112M), Ethylene Polymers ($12.4M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($11.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 2.19%, from $118M in 2022 to $146M in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Rwanda () (2022)

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Trade between Rwanda () and Saudi Arabia ()

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Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Rwanda included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia () and Rwanda () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Saudi Arabia

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.95M), Machines ($30.6k), and Textiles ($3.63k).

During 2017, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Mineral Products ($112M), Plastics and Rubbers ($16.7M), and Chemical Products ($13.9M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Saudi Arabia+$6.48kGold

Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Rwanda+$3.38kRefined 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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Rwanda () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Rwanda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Saudi Arabia ()

Rwanda Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia () and Rwanda () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Saudi Arabia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Rwanda () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

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