Rwanda Major Exports
According to the statistics of CIA FactBook, Rwanda exported US$292 million worth of goods around the world in 2018. Among all the top products exported from Rwanda, Coffee contributes to 18.45% of total trade value, equal to US$53,960 thousand. The second exported is Niobium, which accounts for 6.35%. The following table lists the top products exported by Rwanda. Also shown are the trade value and the percentage share for each export category as well as the growth rate during the past 5 years.
Top Products Exported by Rwanda
Market Value: 292 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Product | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Coffee | 53,960 | 18.45 | 179.64 |
| 2 | Niobium | 18,556 | 6.35 | 5.67 |
| 3 | Tea | 9,391 | 3.21 | 830.13 |
| 4 | Tungsten Ores | 6,420 | 2.20 | 855.80 |
| 5 | Tin Ores | 4,593 | 1.57 | 401.87 |
| 6 | Goat Leather – No Hair | 570 | 0.19 | 299.86 |
| 7 | Basketwork | 416 | 0.14 | 2,600.90 |
| 8 | Cut Flowers & Buds | 337 | 0.12 | 8.59 |
| 9 | Tantalum & Articles | 262 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| 10 | Motor Vehicle Parts | 245 | 0.08 | 277.95 |
| 11 | Live Plants | 223 | 0.08 | -59.04 |
| 12 | Binders For Found Molds | 154 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Computers, Printers & Storage Units | 143 | 0.05 | 35.46 |
| 14 | Tin | 140 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Diesel Engines | 120 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| 16 | Alloy Steel < 600Mm Wide | 117 | 0.04 | 908.54 |
| 17 | Malt Extract | 115 | 0.04 | 14,581.92 |
| 18 | Machinery For Working Rubber & Plastics | 110 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| 19 | Polymers of Ethylene | 109 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| 20 | Reception Apparatus For Radiotelephony | 100 | 0.03 | 2,116.84 |
| 21 | Bananas | 80 | 0.03 | -17.85 |
| 22 | Cycle Parts & Assessories | 73 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 23 | Ash & Residues | 71 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 24 | Passenger Vehicles | 66 | 0.02 | 225.45 |
| 25 | Woven Fabric -Under 85% Synthetic > 170G/M2 | 62 | 0.02 | -92.28 |
| 26 | Chemical Elements Used in Electronics | 58 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 27 | Instruments For Physical or Chemical Analysis | 57 | 0.02 | 5,222.32 |
| 28 | Iron & Steel > 600 mm Wide – Hot | 50 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 29 | Vehicle Bodies | 48 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Organic Surface-Active Agents | 46 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 31 | Computer & Office Machines Parts | 42 | 0.01 | -64.92 |
| 32 | Cel Phones, Video Recorders & Radio Transcievers | 37 | 0.01 | -22.63 |
| 33 | Transmission Shafts, Bearings & Parts | 33 | 0.01 | 4,734.79 |
| 34 | Worn Clothing | 33 | 0.01 | 341.52 |
| 35 | Labels & Badges | 31 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 36 | Seamed Hollow Tubes & Pipes | 30 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 37 | Telephone, Fax & Switching Apparatus | 30 | 0.01 | -49.63 |
| 38 | Automatic Regulating & Control Instruments | 29 | 0.01 | 1,516.07 |
| 39 | Precious & Semiprecious Stones | 27 | 0.01 | 55.47 |
| 40 | Wood Marquetry | 25 | 0.01 | -47.08 |
| 41 | Sheep Skins – No Wool | 25 | 0.01 | -42.63 |
| 42 | Cow & Horse Hides | 25 | 0.01 | -92.26 |
| 43 | Misc Ores | 25 | 0.01 | 3,412.75 |
| 44 | Leguminous Vegetables | 20 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 45 | Beer | 20 | 0.01 | 948.33 |
| 46 | Electronic Integrated Circuits | 19 | 0.01 | 75.14 |
| 47 | Television, Radio & Assessory Parts | 19 | 0.01 | 226.53 |
| 48 | Water Heaters | 18 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Spectacles | 17 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 50 | Machines For Testing Material | 14 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 51 | Acrylic Polymers | 14 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 52 | Articles of Plastics | 12 | 0.00 | -75.45 |
| 53 | Screws, Bolts & Nuts | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Physical Exercise Equipment | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 55 | Furniture & Parts | 12 | 0.00 | -92.11 |
| 56 | Plastic Containers | 12 | 0.00 | 8.81 |
| 57 | Resin Carving Material | 11 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 58 | Dishwashing & Packaging Machines | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 59 | Composite Diagnostic & Lab Reagents | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 60 | Pictures & Photos | 9 | 0.00 | 1,223.22 |
| 61 | Fresh Vegetables | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 62 | Fresh Fruit | 9 | 0.00 | -11.59 |
| 63 | Synthetic Filament Yarn | 8 | 0.00 | -68.10 |
| 64 | Electric Motors & Generators | 8 | 0.00 | 511.64 |
| 65 | Fruit & Vegetable Juice | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 66 | Semi Trucks & Tractors | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 67 | Printed & Illustrated Post Cards | 7 | 0.00 | -58.46 |
| 68 | Ink | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 69 | X-Ray Apparatus | 6 | 0.00 | 470.46 |
| 70 | Soft Drinks | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Refrigerators & Freezers | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 72 | Wood Sawn > 6 mm | 6 | 0.00 | -57.32 |
| 73 | Ceramic Statuettes | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 74 | Electric Filament & Discharge Lamps | 5 | 0.00 | -84.84 |
| 75 | Hand Tools | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 76 | Raw Hides & Skins | 5 | 0.00 | -94.21 |
| 77 | Insecticides | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 78 | Iron & Steel < 600Mm Wide | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Interchange Hand & Machine Tools | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 80 | Dates | 4 | 0.00 | 155.54 |
| 81 | Imitation Jewelry | 4 | 0.00 | 4.63 |
| 82 | Transformers, Converters & Power Supplies | 3 | 0.00 | -79.01 |
| 83 | Hair Preparations | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 84 | Odoriferous Mixtures | 3 | 0.00 | -82.42 |
| 85 | Polyethers | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 86 | Articles of Aluminum | 3 | 0.00 | -89.02 |
| 87 | Electromagnets | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 88 | Oscilloscopes & Electrical Measuring Instruments | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 89 | Starches | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 90 | Engine Parts | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 91 | Leguminous Vegetables | 2 | 0.00 | 31.06 |
| 92 | Knitted Sweaters | 2 | 0.00 | -16.14 |
| 93 | Switches, Relays & Fuses < 1000 Volts | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 94 | Non Crude Oil | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 95 | Collectors Items of Botanic | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 96 | Mach For Making Up Pulp & Paper | 2 | 0.00 | -96.17 |
| 97 | Festive & Entertainment Art | 2 | 0.00 | -24.98 |
| 98 | Measuring or Checking Instruments | 2 | 0.00 | -40.79 |
| 99 | Cereal Flours | 2 | 0.00 | 75.11 |
| 100 | Trucks | 2 | 0.00 | -92.15 |
| 101 | Ball & Roller Bearings & Parts | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 102 | Instruments for Measure & Check Flow | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 103 | Turntables & Cassette Players | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Ceramic Tableware & Earthenware | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 105 | Washers & Dryers | 2 | 0.00 | -97.70 |
| 106 | Essent Oils Resinoid | 1 | 0.00 | 21.70 |
| 107 | Chlorides | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 108 | Woven Fabric of Synthetic Filament Yarn | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 109 | Puzzles, Models & Toys | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 110 | Iron & Steel > 600 mm Wide – Clad | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 111 | Prepared Unrecorded Sound Media | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 112 | Leather Footwear | 1 | 0.00 | -72.84 |
| 113 | Undeveloped Photo Film | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 114 | Electric Generating Sets & Rotary Converters | 1 | 0.00 | -83.74 |
| 115 | Mechanical Machinery & Parts | 1 | 0.00 | -85.67 |
| 116 | Photocopy Apparatus | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 117 | Seats & Parts | 1 | 0.00 | -71.96 |
| 118 | Pumps For Liquids | 1 | 0.00 | -77.68 |
| 119 | Plastic Floor Cover & Wall Cover | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 120 | Carpentry of Wood | 1 | 0.00 | -91.24 |
| 121 | Taps, Cocks & Valves | 1 | 0.00 | -79.73 |
| 122 | TV Receivers | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 123 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Overcoats | 1 | 0.00 | -79.08 |
| 124 | Beauty & Make-up Perparations | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 125 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Suits | 1 | 0.00 | -86.22 |
| 126 | Other Animals | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 127 | Electric Capacitors | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 128 | Ferrous Waste & Scrap | 1 | 0.00 | -82.28 |
| 129 | Bed & Table Linen | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 130 | Plastic Textile Fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 131 | Books | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 132 | Electrical Resistors | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 133 | Misc Tools | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 134 | Handbags, Wallets & Travel Goods | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 135 | Aircraft Parts | 0 | 0.00 | -97.36 |
| 136 | Citrus Fruit | 0 | 0.00 | -87.06 |
| 137 | Hardware For Furniture, Doors & Windows | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 138 | Sacks & Bags of Textile Material | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 139 | Grapes | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 140 | Combs | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 141 | Curtains & Interior Blinds | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 142 | Medical, Dental & Vet Instruments | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 143 | Air & Vacuum Pumps | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 144 | Primary Cells & Batteries | 0 | 0.00 | -93.82 |
| 145 | Parts For Machine Tools | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 146 | Records & Tapes | 0 | 0.00 | -99.89 |
| 147 | Misc Headgear | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |