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Rwanda — Trade & Compliance

Rwanda's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

6
trade agreements
6
cargo treaties
13.37%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLow income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Rwanda beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1China27.5%
  2. 2Thailand8.8%
  3. 3Poland8.7%
  4. 4United Kingdom6.6%
  5. 5Pakistan5.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China24.3%
  2. 2Kenya15.0%
  3. 3Uganda12.8%
  4. 4United Rep. of Tanzania7.8%
  5. 5India4.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Ores, slag, ash38.8%
  2. 2Coffee, tea, spices26.9%
  3. 3Aircraft & spacecraft8.2%
  4. 4Tin4.3%
  5. 5Non-knitted apparel3.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Electrical machinery12.4%
  2. 2Vehicles7.6%
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances7.3%
  4. 4Mineral fuels & oils5.2%
  5. 5Fish & seafood4.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1China+20.79pp
  2. 2Poland+8.58pp
  3. 3Malaysia+3.51pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1United Arab Emirates−49.41pp
  2. 2Ethiopia−1.89pp
  3. 3USA−0.39pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Ores, slag, ash+22.76pp
  2. 2Coffee, tea, spices+10.38pp
  3. 3Aircraft & spacecraft+8.19pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Pearls, precious stones & metals−51.19pp
  2. 2Cereal/flour preparations−1.62pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles2009
CUGoods
East African Community (EAC) - Accession of Burundi and Rwanda2007
CUGoods
East African Community (EAC)2000
CU & EIAGoods & Services
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Egypt1999
CUGoods
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)1994
CUGoods
World Bank DTA · 6 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
    Party · 202399 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 196490 ratifications
  • Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 196487 ratifications
  • Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 196480 ratifications
  • International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
    Party · 196465 ratifications
  • Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States. New York, 8 July 1965
    Party · 196857 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 6 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
RWF
Rwanda Franc
ISO numeric 6460 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
13.37%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the UN list
1
UN Security Council Consolidated List
On the EU list
22
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeCOMPAGNIE AERIENNE DES GRANDS LACS (CAGL) ; GREAT LAKES BUSINESS COMPANY (GLBC)General Major MupenziIgnace Murwanashyaka

23 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Bananas
2.4M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
gold, mine
13.9K kilograms
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 81 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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