Rwanda - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Rwanda was 10.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 22.05 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.13 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 3.45
1967 0.50
1968 0.44
1969 0.43
1970 0.35
1971 0.31
1973 0.67
1974 0.46
1975 2.09
1976 1.83
1977 1.28
1978 0.13
1979 0.46
1980 0.46
1981 5.66
1985 1.87
1986 6.56
1987 3.43
1988 3.06
1989 0.71
1990 1.18
1991 4.11
1992 1.15
1993 1.35
1994 1.36
1995 1.30
1996 1.61
1997 1.48
1998 2.17
1999 1.93
2000 20.67
2001 18.54
2002 20.17
2003 19.60
2004 22.05
2005 11.38
2006 8.99
2007 10.87
2008 10.79
2009 10.29
2010 10.25
2011 13.86
2012 10.38
2013 13.64
2014 12.59
2015 7.81
2016 7.74
2017 8.19
2018 15.69
2019 15.55
2020 10.03

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Rwanda was 2,542,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,659,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 11,000,000 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 14,000,000
1961 12,000,000
1962 11,000,000
1963 12,000,000
1964 12,000,000
1965 18,000,000
1966 21,000,000
1967 20,000,000
1968 22,000,000
1969 24,000,000
1970 29,000,000
1971 33,000,000
1972 35,000,000
1973 34,000,000
1974 58,000,000
1975 99,000,000
1976 106,000,000
1977 123,000,000
1978 188,000,000
1979 192,000,000
1980 243,000,000
1981 283,000,000
1982 286,000,000
1983 279,000,000
1984 278,000,000
1985 298,000,000
1986 349,000,000
1987 352,000,000
1988 370,000,000
1989 333,000,000
1990 288,000,000
1991 306,000,000
1992 288,000,000
1993 332,000,000
1994 236,000,000
1995 236,000,000
1996 258,000,000
1997 297,000,000
1998 285,000,000
1999 253,000,000
2000 211,000,000
2001 281,000,000
2002 248,000,000
2003 259,000,000
2004 284,000,000
2005 471,000,000
2006 591,000,000
2007 771,000,000
2008 1,174,000,000
2009 1,308,000,000
2010 1,431,000,000
2011 2,039,000,000
2012 2,300,000,000
2013 2,302,000,000
2014 2,470,000,000
2015 2,382,000,000
2016 2,254,000,000
2017 2,212,000,000
2018 2,464,000,000
2019 2,659,000,000
2020 2,542,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Rwanda was 24.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 67.28 in 2001, while its lowest value was 24.86 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 31.03
1965 39.60
1966 42.00
1967 45.54
1968 48.46
1969 53.85
1970 53.63
1971 54.74
1972 39.94
1973 45.95
1974 48.50
1975 51.30
1976 47.86
1977 45.93
1978 46.69
1979 47.18
1980 49.27
1981 48.74
1982 40.50
1983 43.01
1984 37.07
1985 49.82
1986 62.51
1987 52.41
1988 50.48
1989 47.55
1990 44.80
1991 38.79
1992 46.11
1993 51.60
1994 47.70
1995 48.55
1996 43.44
1997 54.14
1998 44.98
1999 47.59
2000 51.58
2001 67.28
2002 63.70
2003 60.63
2004 57.92
2005 48.53
2006 36.10
2007 39.23
2008 40.90
2009 46.35
2010 40.11
2011 40.79
2012 39.51
2013 40.74
2014 34.60
2015 29.53
2016 29.69
2017 28.69
2018 36.41
2019 32.21
2020 24.86

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Rwanda was 37.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 40.78 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.36 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 1.72
1966 1.50
1967 3.47
1968 3.52
1969 2.56
1970 2.08
1971 5.50
1972 5.54
1973 8.64
1974 11.80
1975 11.40
1976 12.88
1977 14.79
1978 13.93
1979 16.81
1980 18.92
1981 16.13
1982 7.22
1983 7.06
1984 9.10
1985 9.97
1986 9.30
1987 7.54
1988 7.18
1989 8.52
1990 8.08
1991 9.37
1992 8.82
1993 3.69
1994 2.69
1995 1.36
1996 5.27
1997 6.71
1998 5.67
1999 6.17
2000 23.84
2001 12.70
2002 11.66
2003 13.04
2004 14.06
2005 11.59
2006 10.58
2007 14.64
2008 14.96
2009 19.31
2010 26.45
2011 25.99
2012 31.88
2013 33.40
2014 38.21
2015 40.20
2016 38.35
2017 40.43
2018 39.96
2019 40.78
2020 37.00

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Rwanda was 21.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 24.06 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.35 in 1970.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 0.50
1968 0.44
1970 0.35
1971 0.61
1973 1.49
1974 4.26
1975 4.48
1976 5.04
1977 6.07
1978 6.44
1979 6.91
1980 9.28
1981 9.37
1982 7.12
1983 7.01
1984 9.10
1985 8.67
1986 6.06
1987 4.38
1988 4.31
1989 5.87
1990 4.33
1991 4.36
1992 5.73
1993 1.72
1994 1.25
1995 0.96
1996 2.26
1997 4.66
1998 3.15
1999 2.24
2000 14.75
2001 6.84
2002 6.12
2003 5.53
2004 5.83
2005 4.36
2006 4.43
2007 7.42
2008 9.55
2009 9.66
2010 13.53
2011 10.97
2012 15.31
2013 14.63
2014 18.26
2015 21.91
2016 23.41
2017 23.67
2018 22.96
2019 24.06
2020 21.91

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Rwanda was 3.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 4.90 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1976 0.00
1981 0.00
1986 0.03
1987 0.01
1988 0.00
1993 0.04
1994 0.05
1995 0.00
1996 0.67
1997 0.60
1999 2.36
2000 1.15
2001 0.82
2002 0.74
2003 0.79
2004 0.30
2005 0.38
2006 0.32
2007 1.08
2008 0.22
2009 1.34
2010 2.65
2011 0.93
2012 2.75
2013 2.66
2014 2.67
2015 4.24
2016 4.41
2017 4.90
2018 3.84
2019 4.14
2020 3.08

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Rwanda was 0.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 1.81 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1973 0.07
1974 0.03
1977 0.31
1979 0.16
1980 0.53
1981 0.25
1985 0.05
1986 0.12
1987 0.33
1988 0.46
1989 0.71
1990 0.31
1991 0.04
1992 0.18
1993 0.14
1994 0.28
1995 0.01
1996 0.90
1997 0.19
1998 0.38
1999 0.01
2000 0.82
2001 1.20
2002 0.19
2003 0.18
2004 0.23
2005 0.12
2006 0.12
2007 0.14
2008 0.12
2009 0.41
2010 0.24
2011 0.92
2012 1.11
2013 1.81
2014 0.20
2015 0.41
2016 0.20
2017 1.35
2018 0.36
2019 0.57
2020 0.37

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Rwanda was 2.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 9.17 in 1979, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 1.72
1966 0.50
1967 0.50
1968 0.44
1969 0.43
1970 0.69
1971 3.98
1972 5.54
1973 6.52
1974 6.70
1975 6.40
1976 7.35
1977 7.95
1978 6.91
1979 9.17
1980 8.72
1981 5.76
1982 0.10
1983 0.05
1985 0.63
1986 1.10
1987 0.38
1988 0.22
1989 0.12
1990 0.23
1991 3.42
1992 0.21
1993 0.17
1994 0.03
1995 0.01
1996 0.07
1997 0.03
1998 0.05
1999 0.04
2000 0.30
2001 0.51
2002 0.45
2003 0.98
2004 2.71
2005 2.17
2006 2.03
2007 2.03
2008 1.43
2009 2.48
2010 2.86
2011 5.04
2012 2.62
2013 2.57
2014 3.75
2015 2.28
2016 1.34
2017 2.21
2018 1.91
2019 2.01
2020 2.42

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Rwanda was 9.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 13.34 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.37 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1966 1.00
1967 2.48
1968 2.64
1969 2.14
1970 1.04
1971 0.92
1973 0.57
1974 0.81
1975 0.52
1976 0.49
1977 0.46
1978 0.58
1979 0.57
1980 0.39
1981 0.75
1985 0.62
1986 2.00
1987 2.43
1988 2.19
1989 1.83
1990 3.20
1991 1.56
1992 2.71
1993 1.61
1994 1.08
1995 0.37
1996 1.37
1997 1.23
1998 2.10
1999 1.52
2000 6.81
2001 3.33
2002 4.15
2003 5.55
2004 5.00
2005 4.56
2006 3.68
2007 3.96
2008 3.63
2009 5.43
2010 7.16
2011 8.13
2012 10.09
2013 11.74
2014 13.34
2015 11.36
2016 8.99
2017 8.30
2018 10.89
2019 9.99
2020 9.23

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Rwanda was 37.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 53.22 in 2006, while its lowest value was 12.41 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 37.93
1965 29.70
1966 21.50
1967 21.29
1968 24.67
1969 24.79
1970 21.11
1971 14.07
1972 15.16
1973 19.26
1974 15.28
1975 14.58
1976 14.92
1977 14.33
1978 13.54
1979 12.90
1980 14.11
1981 17.61
1982 27.56
1983 24.12
1984 25.51
1985 14.94
1986 12.41
1987 18.81
1988 17.42
1989 18.15
1990 21.07
1991 29.04
1992 20.30
1993 22.60
1994 30.86
1995 31.20
1996 31.34
1997 26.35
1998 32.23
1999 27.57
2000 24.59
2001 19.74
2002 23.84
2003 25.72
2004 27.70
2005 39.79
2006 53.22
2007 45.95
2008 44.11
2009 34.20
2010 33.34
2011 32.96
2012 28.50
2013 25.76
2014 26.89
2015 29.55
2016 30.56
2017 30.81
2018 23.56
2019 26.99
2020 37.61

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Rwanda was 0.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 39.36 in 1972, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 29.31
1965 30.69
1966 35.00
1967 29.70
1968 23.35
1969 18.80
1970 23.18
1971 25.69
1972 39.36
1973 26.14
1974 24.41
1975 22.71
1976 24.34
1977 24.95
1978 25.84
1979 23.11
1980 17.70
1981 17.51
1982 24.73
1983 25.81
1984 28.32
1985 25.27
1986 15.77
1987 21.25
1988 24.92
1989 25.78
1990 26.05
1991 22.80
1992 24.77
1993 22.12
1994 18.74
1995 18.89
1996 19.95
1997 12.80
1998 17.12
1999 18.67
2000 0.00
2001 0.28
2002 0.80
2003 0.61
2004 0.32
2005 0.09
2006 0.10
2007 0.18
2008 0.03
2009 0.14
2010 0.10
2011 0.27
2012 0.10
2013 0.10
2014 0.30
2015 0.72
2016 1.39
2017 0.06
2018 0.08
2019 0.03
2020 0.53

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Rwanda was $3,475,540,000 as of 2020. Over the past 56 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,475,540,000 in 2020 and $5,800,000 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 $5,800,000
1965 $10,100,000
1966 $20,000,000
1967 $20,200,000
1968 $22,700,000
1969 $23,400,000
1970 $28,900,000
1971 $32,700,000
1972 $34,300,000
1973 $33,997,000
1974 $58,590,000
1975 $95,894,000
1976 $105,025,000
1977 $112,892,000
1978 $177,926,000
1979 $194,866,000
1980 $243,044,000
1981 $256,210,000
1982 $276,671,000
1983 $270,127,000
1984 $277,645,000
1985 $298,464,000
1986 $357,469,000
1987 $378,858,000
1988 $396,174,000
1989 $332,730,000
1990 $288,340,000
1991 $306,270,000
1992 $288,330,000
1993 $274,367,900
1994 $237,074,900
1995 $284,323,500
1996 $322,731,000
1997 $325,607,700
1998 $277,544,400
1999 $269,045,400
2000 $364,114,600
2001 $278,753,200
2002 $252,878,100
2003 $261,717,800
2004 $310,212,600
2005 $374,393,800
2006 $567,255,000
2007 $628,027,800
2008 $1,142,808,000
2009 $1,113,931,000
2010 $1,250,512,000
2011 $1,530,420,000
2012 $1,519,203,000
2013 $1,984,068,000
2014 $2,195,554,000
2015 $1,857,005,000
2016 $1,795,043,000
2017 $1,782,042,000
2018 $2,933,308,000
2019 $3,194,455,000
2020 $3,475,540,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Rwanda was 37.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 53.22 in 2006, while its lowest value was 12.41 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 37.93
1965 29.70
1966 21.50
1967 21.29
1968 24.67
1969 24.79
1970 21.11
1971 14.07
1972 15.16
1973 19.26
1974 15.28
1975 14.58
1976 14.92
1977 14.33
1978 13.54
1979 12.90
1980 14.11
1981 17.61
1982 27.56
1983 24.12
1984 25.51
1985 14.94
1986 12.41
1987 18.81
1988 17.42
1989 18.15
1990 21.07
1991 29.04
1992 20.30
1993 22.60
1994 30.86
1995 31.20
1996 31.34
1997 26.35
1998 32.23
1999 27.57
2000 24.59
2001 19.74
2002 23.84
2003 25.72
2004 27.70
2005 39.79
2006 53.22
2007 45.95
2008 44.11
2009 34.20
2010 33.34
2011 32.96
2012 28.50
2013 25.76
2014 26.89
2015 29.55
2016 30.56
2017 30.81
2018 23.56
2019 26.99
2020 37.61

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports