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Rwanda-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $198k to Zimbabwe. The main products that Rwanda exported to Zimbabwe were Coffee ($66.7k), Light Fixtures ($29.2k), and Precious Metal Watches ($28.6k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 31.4%, from $50.6k in 2017 to $198k in 2022.

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

Zimbabwe-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $2.49M to Rwanda. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Rwanda were Raw Sugar ($1.2M), Insulated Wire ($595k), and Other Iron Products ($178k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.94%, from $2.61M in 2017 to $2.49M in 2022.

In 2022, Zimbabwe 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, Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $198k to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Rwanda to Zimbabwe were Coffee ($66.7k), Light Fixtures ($29.2k), and Precious Metal Watches ($28.6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 31.4%, from $50.6k in 2017 to $198k in 2022.

In 2017, Zimbabwe exported $2.49M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Rwanda were Raw Sugar ($1.2M), Insulated Wire ($595k), and Other Iron Products ($178k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.94%, from $2.61M in 2022 to $2.49M in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Rwanda () (2022)

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Trade between Rwanda () and Zimbabwe ()

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Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

Zimbabwe
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.78B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Zimbabwe included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), Thailand ($83.9M), and Ethiopia ($55.2M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Rwanda included United Arab Emirates ($4.78B), South Africa ($1.47B), and China ($625M).

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Zimbabwe

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Vegetable Products ($66.7k), Instruments ($34.4k), and Miscellaneous ($33k).

During 2017, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.2M), Machines ($657k), and Vegetable Products ($317k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Zimbabwe+$2.74kGold

Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Rwanda+$2.45kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Rwanda () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Rwanda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Zimbabwe ()

Rwanda Exports

Zimbabwe Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Zimbabwe

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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