In its latest quarterly report released on July 21, 2025, NISR highlighted that Rwanda's exports stood at $480.82 million, while imports into the country were valued at $1.379 billion.
Compared to the same period in 2024, Rwanda's exports grew by 11.40% in Q1 2025. However, when compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, exports dropped by 29.02%.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) emerged as Rwanda's top export destination, receiving goods worth $288.75 million. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) followed with $54.96 million, while China, Luxembourg, and the United States came next with $23.45 million, $11.98 million, and $10.73 million respectively.
Regionally, Uganda ranked second after the DRC, importing Rwandan goods worth $5.88 million, followed by Burundi at $3.74 million.
The DRC also received the highest value of re-exported goods through Rwanda, totaling $127.14 million representing a massive 93.91% of all re-exports, which stood at $135.39 million.
Meanwhile, the value of Rwanda's imports slightly dropped by 2.23% in Q1 2025 compared to the same quarter in 2024, and by 15.36% compared to Q4 of last year.
China was Rwanda's top import partner, sending goods worth $338.53 million. Tanzania followed with $151.30 million, Kenya with $135.35 million, India with $115.65 million, and the UAE with $81.09 million.
Despite the impressive numbers, Rwanda's overall trade volume decreased by 0.99% in Q1 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, which had reached $2.015 billion. It also saw a 29.02% drop compared to Q4 2024, which had recorded $2.484 billion.
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Source : https://en.igihe.com/economy/article/rwanda-s-trade-hits-nearly-2-billion-in-first-quarter-of-2025
