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Rwanda: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Rwanda at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 2.1 billionGrowth −5.9% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:RW:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 580.0 millionGrowth −57.6% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:RW:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,096Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory24Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
18517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 122.5 million+4.5%BACI:RW:8517:1:2024
22710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 86.8 million+477.4%BACI:RW:2710:1:2024
30303 Fish: frozenUSD 84.9 million+22.8%BACI:RW:0303:1:2024
41701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucroseUSD 70.8 million+25.0%BACI:RW:1701:1:2024
53004 MedicamentsUSD 58.9 million−12.9%BACI:RW:3004:1:2024
68544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 36.5 million+9.9%BACI:RW:8544:1:2024
72523 Portland cement, aluminous cementUSD 33.9 million−11.8%BACI:RW:2523:1:2024
88704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 33.2 million+17.4%BACI:RW:8704:1:2024
96907 Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tilesUSD 32.9 million−21.7%BACI:RW:6907:1:2024
101006 RiceUSD 30.9 million+55.6%BACI:RW:1006:1:2024
118703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 28.9 million−27.9%BACI:RW:8703:1:2024
121005 MaizeUSD 26.9 million−61.0%BACI:RW:1005:1:2024
132202 Waters, including mineral and aerated watersUSD 25.8 million+7.8%BACI:RW:2202:1:2024
143808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicidesUSD 23.9 million−7.0%BACI:RW:3808:1:2024
158471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 21.6 million−50.3%BACI:RW:8471:1:2024
167214 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 21.4 million−13.0%BACI:RW:7214:1:2024
171107 Malt: whether or not roastedUSD 21.2 million+42.8%BACI:RW:1107:1:2024
188701 TractorsUSD 20.4 million−14.2%BACI:RW:8701:1:2024
191102 Cereal floursUSD 20.4 million+192.3%BACI:RW:1102:1:2024
209018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgicalUSD 19.8 million+8.4%BACI:RW:9018:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12615 Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium oresUSD 118.5 million+15.8%BACI:RW:2615:2:2024
20901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinatedUSD 94.4 million+3.9%BACI:RW:0901:2:2024
32609 Tin ores and concentratesUSD 78.6 million+62.4%BACI:RW:2609:2:2024
40902 TeaUSD 60.0 million+23.1%BACI:RW:0902:2:2024
58802 Aircraft: spacecraftUSD 47.6 millionnot availableBACI:RW:8802:2:2024
68001 Tin: unwroughtUSD 24.9 million+217.6%BACI:RW:8001:2:2024
72611 Tungsten ores and concentratesUSD 18.2 million+304.2%BACI:RW:2611:2:2024
86202 Coats: women's or girls' overcoatsUSD 14.3 million+24.0%BACI:RW:6202:2:2024
91901 Malt extractUSD 13.8 million−51.7%BACI:RW:1901:2:2024
102617 Ores and concentratesUSD 9.5 million+11.0%BACI:RW:2617:2:2024
117801 Lead: unwroughtUSD 9.4 million−17.6%BACI:RW:7801:2:2024
121302 Vegetable saps and extractsUSD 7.4 million−4.9%BACI:RW:1302:2:2024
130708 Leguminous vegetablesUSD 7.0 million+63.5%BACI:RW:0708:2:2024
140603 Flowers: cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitableUSD 6.9 million+147.7%BACI:RW:0603:2:2024
150709 Vegetables: n.e.c. in chapter 07USD 4.4 million+2.5%BACI:RW:0709:2:2024
162916 Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylicUSD 4.2 million−6.8%BACI:RW:2916:2:2024
173301 Oils: essentialUSD 3.6 million+50.2%BACI:RW:3301:2:2024
188507 Electric accumulators, including separators thereforUSD 3.1 million+71.4%BACI:RW:8507:2:2024
197113 Jewellery articles and parts thereofUSD 3.0 million+218,535.5%BACI:RW:7113:2:2024
202530 Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or includedUSD 2.6 million−83.0%BACI:RW:2530:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Rwanda with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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