Rwanda recorded a trade deficit of 325.23 USD Million in January of 2026. Balance of Trade in Rwanda averaged -221.99 USD Million from 1998 until 2026, reaching an all time high of -100.59 USD Million in October of 2016 and a record low of -1268.30 USD Million in December of 2012. source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	-325.23	-362.79	USD Million	Jan 2026
Capital Flows	-310.11	-459.69	USD Million	Jun 2025
Current Account	-500.38	-380.66	USD Million	Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP	-12.10	-11.30	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	160.80	189.40	USD Million	Jan 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	13174.00	12510.40	USD Million	Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment	140.01	141.32	USD Million	Dec 2025
Imports	486.03	552.20	USD Million	Jan 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Terrorism Index	0.00	0.00	Points	Dec 2025

Rwanda Balance of Trade

Rwanda's exports remained dominated by traditional products such as coffee, tea and minerals like tin, coltan, wolfram and cassiterite. Rwanda's main exports partners are China, Germany and United States. Rwanda imports mainly food products, machinery and equipment, construction materials, petroleum products and fertilizers. Main imports partners are Kenya, Germany, Uganda and Belgium.