Rwanda import and export data
In 2024, Rwanda imported goods worth $2.10 billion and exported $580.0 million, a trade deficit of $1.52 billion. That is 6% less than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 16% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2018, at $3.08 billion.
Rwanda imports and exports, 2017-2024
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Where Rwanda imports from
Most of the value came from China (24%), Kenya (15%), Uganda (13%). Among the main suppliers, South Korea grew fastest (+498% on the year before).
Where Rwanda exports to
Most of it went to China (28%), Thailand (9%), Poland (9%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 45%. Among the main buyer markets, Poland grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
Top export markets
- China 28%
- Thailand 8.8%
- Poland 8.7%
- United Kingdom 6.6%
- Pakistan 5.8%
- United States 5.2%
- Malaysia 5%
- India 4.4%
- Kenya 4.3%
- Germany 4.2%
Top Rwanda imports
- 1Phones and network equipment · HS 8517$123.3M5.9%
- 2Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$86.8M4.1%
- 3Frozen fish · HS 0303$84.9M4.1%
- 4Sugar · HS 1701$70.8M3.4%
- 5Packaged medicines · HS 3004$59.0M2.8%
- 6Electrical wire and cable · HS 8544$36.5M1.7%
- 7Portland cement · HS 2523$33.9M1.6%
- 8Trucks · HS 8704$33.4M1.6%
- 9Ceramic floor and wall tiles · HS 6907$32.9M1.6%
- 10Rice · HS 1006$30.9M1.5%
- 11Cars · HS 8703$28.9M1.4%
- 12Maize · HS 1005$26.9M1.3%
Top Rwanda exports
- 1Niobium ore · HS 2615$118.5M20%
- 2Coffee · HS 0901$94.5M16%
- 3Tin ore · HS 2609$78.6M14%
- 4Tea · HS 0902$60.0M10%
- 5Aircraft · HS 8802$47.6M8.2%
- 6Tin ingots · HS 8001$24.9M4.3%
- 7Tungsten ore · HS 2611$18.2M3.1%
- 8Women's overcoat · HS 6202$14.3M2.5%
- 9Malt extract · HS 1901$13.8M2.4%
- 10Metal ore · HS 2617$9.5M1.6%
- 11Lead ingots · HS 7801$9.4M1.6%
- 12Vegetable extracts · HS 1302$7.4M1.3%
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Rwanda trade data by product
Every product below has its own page: yearly trend, partner countries on a map, prices per kg and HS detail.
Chapter 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other…
Chapter 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey…
Chapter 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and…
Chapter 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
Chapter 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or…
Chapter 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Chapter 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt…
Chapter 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous…
Chapter 13 · Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and…
Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils…
Chapter 16 · Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other…
Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk…
Chapter 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or…
Chapter 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof…
Chapter 24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes…
Chapter 25 · Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering…
Chapter 26 · Ores, slag and ash
Chapter 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of…
Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic…
Chapter 30 · Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 31 · Fertilizers
Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their…
Chapter 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery…
Chapter 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing…
Chapter 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches…
Chapter 36 · Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches…
Chapter 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
Chapter 40 · Rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 42 · Articles of leather; saddlery and harness…
Chapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp…
Chapter 49 · Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other…
Chapter 54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of…
Chapter 61 · Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…
Chapter 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted…
Chapter 63 · Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing…
Chapter 64 · Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such…
Chapter 65 · Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 69 · Ceramic products
Chapter 70 · Glass and glassware
Chapter 71 · Natural, cultured pearls; precious…
Chapter 72 · Iron and steel
Chapter 73 · Iron or steel articles
Chapter 74 · Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof
Chapter 80 · Tin; articles thereof
Chapter 82 · Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks…
Chapter 83 · Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
Chapter 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…
- Rwanda gas generator trade
- Rwanda engine parts trade
- Rwanda liquid pump trade
- Rwanda air compressor trade
- Rwanda industrial furnace trade
- Rwanda refrigerator trade
- Rwanda heat treatment machinery trade
- Rwanda centrifuge trade
- Rwanda dishwasher trade
- Rwanda conveyor trade
- Rwanda excavator trade
- Rwanda lifting machinery parts trade
- Rwanda food processing machinery trade
- Rwanda printing press trade
- Rwanda computer trade
- Rwanda crushing machine trade
- Rwanda plastic molding machine trade
- Rwanda specialized machinery trade
- Rwanda valve trade
Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…
- Rwanda electric motor trade
- Rwanda generator trade
- Rwanda transformer trade
- Rwanda accumulator trade
- Rwanda electric heater trade
- Rwanda phones and network equipment trade
- Rwanda microphone trade
- Rwanda storage media trade
- Rwanda television camera trade
- Rwanda monitor trade
- Rwanda electronics parts trade
- Rwanda low voltage switch trade
- Rwanda control panel trade
- Rwanda electrical wire and cable trade
Chapter 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling…
Chapter 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic…
Chapter 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress…
Chapter 96 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Values in US dollars.
Trade data for Rwanda: questions
What does Rwanda import most?
The largest imports by value in 2024 were phones and network equipment ($123.3 million), refined petroleum products ($86.8 million) and frozen fish ($84.9 million). Together they made up 14% of total imports of $2.10 billion. Each product has its own page below with suppliers and prices.
What are the main exports of Rwanda?
The top exports in 2024 were niobium ore ($118.5 million), coffee ($94.5 million) and tin ore ($78.6 million), 50% of exports of $580.0 million. That left a trade deficit of $1.52 billion.
Who are the biggest trading partners of Rwanda?
The largest suppliers were China (24% of imports), Kenya and Uganda. The largest export markets were China (28% of exports), Thailand and Poland. The maps above show every partner country.
Where can I get shipment-level Rwanda trade data?
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