Manufactures imports in Rwanda
Rwanda: Manufactures imports was 50.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Rwanda, 1996–2022
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2022, manufactures imports in Rwanda stood at 50.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Rwanda peaked at 78.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2022.
That places Rwanda 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 64.2% | — |
| 1997 | 63.5% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 57.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.2% | 56.0% | 64.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 60.2% | 78.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 56.8% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 50.0% | 57.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 161 Cape Verde 50.8% compare
- 162 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 50.2% compare
- 163 Benin 50.1% compare
- 165 Timor-Leste 49.6% compare
- 166 Belarus 49.4% compare
- 167 Mali 49.3% compare
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- 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 manufactures imports in Rwanda?
- Manufactures imports in Rwanda was 50.0% in 2022, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2022.
- How does Rwanda rank for manufactures imports?
- Rwanda ranks 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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 Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.