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About

Rwanda-Thailand Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $83.9M to Thailand. The main products that Rwanda exported to Thailand were Tin Ores ($50.8M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($31.9M), and Scrap Tin ($657k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Thailand have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.29%, from $99.2M in 2017 to $83.9M in 2022.

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

Thailand-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Thailand exported $19.4M to Rwanda. The main products that Thailand exported to Rwanda were Raw Sugar ($4.27M), Cars ($2.76M), and Rice ($2.19M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Thailand to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.65%,  from $32.2M in 2017 to $19.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Thailand 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, Thailand ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 27 in total exports ($312B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Rwanda exported $83.9M to Thailand. The main products exported from Rwanda to Thailand were Tin Ores ($50.8M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($31.9M), and Scrap Tin ($657k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Thailand have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.29%, from $99.2M in 2017 to $83.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Thailand exported $19.4M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Thailand to Rwanda were Raw Sugar ($4.27M), Cars ($2.76M), and Rice ($2.19M). During the last 5 years the exports of Thailand to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.65%, from $32.2M in 2022 to $19.4M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda (Flag) and Thailand (Flag)

Rwanda Exports

Thailand Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$568M
Thailand
Top Destination
United States$53.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Thailand included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), South Sudan ($22M), and Burundi ($5.9M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Thailand than Rwanda included United States ($53.4B), China ($35.3B), and Japan ($24.6B).

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Thailand

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Mineral Products ($82.8M), Metals ($657k), and Paper Goods ($192k).

During 2017, Thailand had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Foodstuffs ($4.62M), Transportation ($3.49M), and Paper Goods ($2.43M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Thailand+$137kPrecious Stones
Top Product Potential Thailand Rwanda+$905kDelivery Trucks

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

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

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