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About

South Africa-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $122M to Rwanda. The main products that South Africa exported to Rwanda were Gold ($65.9M), Electric Generating Sets ($7.15M), and Cars ($5.97M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 20.5%, from $48.1M in 2017 to $122M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Rwanda.

Rwanda-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $2.86M to South Africa. The main products that Rwanda exported to South Africa were Coffee ($1.95M), Aircraft Parts ($257k), and Essential Oils ($233k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%,  from $1.36M in 2017 to $2.86M in 2022.

In 2022, Rwanda did not export any services to South Africa.

Comparison: In 2022,  South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B). 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, South Africa exported $122M to Rwanda. The main products exported from South Africa to Rwanda were Gold ($65.9M), Electric Generating Sets ($7.15M), and Cars ($5.97M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 20.5%, from $48.1M in 2017 to $122M in 2022.

In 2017, Rwanda exported $2.86M to South Africa. The main products exported from Rwanda to South Africa were Coffee ($1.95M), Aircraft Parts ($257k), and Essential Oils ($233k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $1.36M in 2022 to $2.86M in 2017.

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Rwanda (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$568M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Rwanda included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than South Africa included South Sudan ($22M) and North Korea ($436k).

Difference in imports from Rwanda (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Rwanda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Precious Metals ($65.9M), Machines ($15.7M), and Transportation ($8.24M).

During 2017, Rwanda had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.96M), Transportation ($272k), and Chemical Products ($234k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential South Africa Rwanda+$470kMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)
Top Product Potential Rwanda South Africa+$1.06MCoffee

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

Product Space of South Africa (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

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