Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 29 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Rwanda, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Rwanda stood at 29 %. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.5% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Rwanda peaked at 79 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29 %, in 2022.
Rwanda ranks 60th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79 % | — |
| 2001 | 79 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 77 % | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 66 % | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 57 % | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 54 % | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 48 % | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 54 % | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 56 % | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 55 % | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 49 % | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 42 % | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 43 % | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 44 % | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 51 % | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 53 % | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 52 % | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 47 % | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 42 % | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 41 % | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 44 % | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 40 % | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 29 % | -27.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 29 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 45.5 %, 64% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 29 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29 %, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5 % | 48 % | 79 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4 % | 41 % | 53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.67 % | 29 % | 44 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Rwanda?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Rwanda was 29 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 79 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 % in 2022.
- How does Rwanda rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Rwanda ranks 60th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.