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$13.3BCURRENT US$
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73.9%CURRENT US$
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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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$966CURRENT US$
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36.8%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Rwanda-Democratic Republic of the Congo In 2022, Rwanda exported $450M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Rwanda exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo are Rice ($60.3M), Refined Petroleum ($51.4M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($33.4M). During the last 26 years the exports of Rwanda to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 36.6%, from $134k in 1996 to $450M in 2022.

In 2022, Rwanda did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Rwanda In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $37.2M to Rwanda. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Rwanda were Palm Oil ($13M), Scrap Iron ($7.32M), and Tin Ores ($4.76M). During the last 26 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 11.8%, from $2.03M in 1996 to $37.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo 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, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.81), and 71 in total exports ($28.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Rwanda exported $450M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Rwanda to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Rice ($60.3M), Refined Petroleum ($51.4M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($33.4M). During the last 26 years the exports of Rwanda to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 36.6%, from $134k in 1996 to $450M in 2022.

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $37.2M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda were Palm Oil ($13M), Scrap Iron ($7.32M), and Tin Ores ($4.76M). During the last 26 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 11.8%, from $2.03M in 1996 to $37.2M in 2022.

Exports from Rwanda (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag)

Rwanda Exports

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$568M

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Democratic Republic of the Congo were Ethiopia ($55.2M), Pakistan ($34.7M), and South Sudan ($22M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Rwanda were China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Hong Kong ($1.24B).

Difference in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Rwanda (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo by product, considering products traded by both, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Vegetable Products ($87.3M), Foodstuffs ($64.9M), and Mineral Products ($61.4M).

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($13M), Metals ($8.84M), and Mineral Products ($8.57M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Rwanda has comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Democratic Republic of the Congo has comparative advantage over Rwanda.

Product Space of Rwanda (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

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