Rwanda (RWA) and Tanzania (TZA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Rwanda-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $7.88M to Tanzania. The main products that Rwanda exported to Tanzania were Coffee ($1.62M), Broadcasting Equipment ($937k), and Large Construction Vehicles ($617k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $15.3M in 2017 to $7.88M in 2022.

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

Tanzania-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $474M to Rwanda. The main products that Tanzania exported to Rwanda were Gold ($169M), Rice ($41.6M), and Cement ($37.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 8.85%, from $103M in 2017 to $474M in 2022.

In 2022, Tanzania 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, Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Rwanda exported $7.88M to Tanzania. The main products exported from Rwanda to Tanzania were Coffee ($1.62M), Broadcasting Equipment ($937k), and Large Construction Vehicles ($617k). During the last 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $15.3M in 2017 to $7.88M in 2022.

In 2017, Tanzania exported $474M to Rwanda. The main products exported from Tanzania to Rwanda were Gold ($169M), Rice ($41.6M), and Cement ($37.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 8.85%, from $103M in 2022 to $474M in 2017.

Exports from Rwanda () to Tanzania () (2022)

Exports from Tanzania () to Rwanda () (2022)

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Trade between Rwanda () and Tanzania ()

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Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

Tanzania
Top DestinationIndia$2.73B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Rwanda included India ($2.73B), South Africa ($939M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.07B).

Difference in imports from Tanzania () and Rwanda () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Tanzania

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

During 2022, Rwanda had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Machines ($2.7M), Vegetable Products ($2.31M), and Transportation ($811k).

During 2017, Tanzania had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of Precious Metals ($169M), Vegetable Products ($114M), and Mineral Products ($56.3M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Rwanda Tanzania+$294kMalt Extract

Top Product Potential Tanzania Rwanda+$2.59MGold

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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Rwanda and Tanzania. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Rwanda indicates it has a comparative advantage over Tanzania. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Tanzania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Rwanda.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Rwanda () to Tanzania () (2022)

Exports from Tanzania () to Rwanda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Rwanda () and Tanzania ()

Rwanda Exports

Tanzania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Tanzania () and Rwanda () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Rwanda - Tanzania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Rwanda () and Tanzania () (2022)

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