Rwanda (RWA) and Somalia (SOM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Rwanda-Somalia Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $866k to Somalia. The main products that Rwanda exported to Somalia were Concentrated Milk ($350k), Other Edible Preparations ($258k), and Milk ($144k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Somalia have increased at an annualized rate of 33.5%, from $204k in 2017 to $866k in 2022.

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

Somalia-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Somalia exported $36 to Rwanda. The main products that Somalia exported to Rwanda were Air Pumps ($36). Over the past 5 years the exports of Somalia to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 47.9%, from $941 in 2017 to $36 in 2022.

In 2022, Somalia 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, Somalia ranked 167 in total exports ($569M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $866k to Somalia. The main products exported from Rwanda to Somalia were Concentrated Milk ($350k), Other Edible Preparations ($258k), and Milk ($144k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Somalia have increased at an annualized rate of 33.5%, from $204k in 2017 to $866k in 2022.

In 2017, Somalia exported $36 to Rwanda. The main products exported from Somalia to Rwanda were Air Pumps ($36). During the last 5 years the exports of Somalia to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 47.9%, from $941 in 2022 to $36 in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda () to Somalia () (2022)

Exports from Somalia () to Rwanda () (2022)

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Trade between Rwanda () and Somalia ()

Rwanda Exports

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Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

Somalia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$283M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Somalia included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), United Arab Emirates ($568M), and Thailand ($83.9M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Somalia than Rwanda included Oman ($173M), Bulgaria ($18.5M), and Kuwait ($13.5M).

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Somalia

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Somalia in the exports of Animal Products ($494k), Foodstuffs ($279k), and Vegetable Products ($93k).

During 2017, Somalia had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Machines ($36).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Somalia+$1.37kOther Vegetables

Top Product Potential Somalia Rwanda+$1.76kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Rwanda () to Somalia () (2022)

Exports from Somalia () to Rwanda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Somalia ()

Rwanda Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Somalia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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