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About

Rwanda-United States Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $61.7M to United States. The main products that Rwanda exported to United States were Coffee ($35.9M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($5.64M), and Tantalum ($4.08M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 2.52%, from $54.5M in 2017 to $61.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Rwanda did not export any services to United States.

United States-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, United States exported $107M to Rwanda. The main products that United States exported to Rwanda were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($23.5M), Petroleum Gas ($22.6M), and Laboratory Reagents ($6.73M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 17.9%,  from $47.1M in 2017 to $107M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $61.7M to United States. The main products exported from Rwanda to United States were Coffee ($35.9M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($5.64M), and Tantalum ($4.08M). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 2.52%, from $54.5M in 2017 to $61.7M in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $107M to Rwanda. The main products exported from United States to Rwanda were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($23.5M), Petroleum Gas ($22.6M), and Laboratory Reagents ($6.73M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 17.9%, from $47.1M in 2022 to $107M in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Rwanda Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$568M
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than United States included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M) and North Korea ($436k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Rwanda included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Vegetable Products ($40.6M), Mineral Products ($5.92M), and Metals ($5.8M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Chemical Products ($32.7M), Mineral Products ($22.6M), and Machines ($17.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda United States+$21.6MCoffee
Top Product Potential United States Rwanda+$2.94MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

Product Space of Rwanda (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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