Food exports in Rwanda
Rwanda: Food exports was 27.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Rwanda, 1996–2022
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Rwanda is 27.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Rwanda peaked at 79.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
Rwanda ranks 65th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Food exports in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 57.0% | — |
| 1997 | 54.5% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 69.4% | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 79.3% | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -99.8% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | +56535.4% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +49.0% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | +28.5% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -29.0% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +38.4% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.1% | 54.5% | 79.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 0.1% | 66.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 34.8% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 24.7% | 34.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 347.99 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Rwanda?
- Food exports in Rwanda was 27.2% in 2022, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does Rwanda rank for food exports?
- Rwanda ranks 65th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). 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.