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2022
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Exports $52.1MRnk 14 / 127
2022
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Top Product $7.35MCorn
2022
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Exports $22.8MRnk 14 / 142
2022
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Top Product $7.8MMalt Extract
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.85Rnk 105 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.53Rnk 89 / 133
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GDP$45.6BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH66.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$13.3BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH73.9%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $964CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH21%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$966CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH36.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Uganda-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $52.1M to Rwanda. The main products that Uganda exported to Rwanda were Corn ($7.35M), Beauty Products ($3.86M), and Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($3.16M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 22.7%, from $188M in 2017 to $52.1M in 2022.

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

Rwanda-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $22.8M to Uganda. The main products that Rwanda exported to Uganda were Malt Extract ($7.8M), Pasta ($6.49M), and Palm Oil ($1.63M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.64%,  from $30.4M in 2017 to $22.8M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B). That same year, Rwanda ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.53), and 147 in total exports ($1.77B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Uganda exported $52.1M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Uganda to Rwanda were Corn ($7.35M), Beauty Products ($3.86M), and Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($3.16M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 22.7%, from $188M in 2017 to $52.1M in 2022.

In 2017, Rwanda exported $22.8M to Uganda. The main products exported from Rwanda to Uganda were Malt Extract ($7.8M), Pasta ($6.49M), and Palm Oil ($1.63M). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.64%, from $30.4M in 2022 to $22.8M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag)

Uganda Exports

Rwanda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B
Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Rwanda included United Arab Emirates ($1.22B), India ($464M), and Hong Kong ($350M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Rwanda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Vegetable Products ($21.3M), Chemical Products ($6.25M), and Metals ($5.84M).

During 2017, Rwanda had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Foodstuffs ($14.5M), Machines ($2.91M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($1.63M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Rwanda+$3.38kGold
Top Product Potential Rwanda Uganda+$2.67kGold

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

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

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