Rwanda vs Tanzania: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 11.4% against 10.4% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Tanzania ahead.
Rwanda ranks 140th and Tanzania ranks 138th of 196 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 15.2% | 12.0% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 13.4% | 5.6% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 22.5% | 11.0% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 13.6% | 2.4% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 11.4% against 10.4% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 1.0%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Rwanda and Tanzania rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Rwanda ranks 140th and Tanzania ranks 138th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.