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About

Japan-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $45.3M to Rwanda. The main products that Japan exported to Rwanda were Cars ($14.4M), Iron Structures ($5.43M), and Electrical Transformers ($4.43M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 2.19%, from $40.7M in 2017 to $45.3M in 2022.

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

Rwanda-Japan Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $14.2M to Japan. The main products that Rwanda exported to Japan were Raw Tin ($5.18M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($5.17M), and Coffee ($3.81M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 19%,  from $5.97M in 2017 to $14.2M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B). 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

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In 2022, Japan exported $45.3M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Japan to Rwanda were Cars ($14.4M), Iron Structures ($5.43M), and Electrical Transformers ($4.43M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 2.19%, from $40.7M in 2017 to $45.3M in 2022.

In 2017, Rwanda exported $14.2M to Japan. The main products exported from Rwanda to Japan were Raw Tin ($5.18M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($5.17M), and Coffee ($3.81M). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 19%, from $5.97M in 2022 to $14.2M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B
Rwanda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$568M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Rwanda included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Japan included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), Republic of the Congo ($19.9M), and South Sudan ($22M).

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Rwanda

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Scale

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Transportation ($18.4M), Machines ($12.7M), and Metals ($7.67M).

During 2017, Rwanda had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Metals ($5.18M), Mineral Products ($5.17M), and Vegetable Products ($3.84M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Rwanda+$2.55MCars
Top Product Potential Rwanda Japan+$3.9MCoffee

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

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

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