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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