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Doing business in Rwanda

Practical resources for business and international trade with Rwanda. Find business guides and trade data, check the economic and political outlook, and get help with company research.

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Exporting goods and services

Exporting guide to Rwanda
  • Website
  • HM Government
Guidance explaining changes for UK exporters to this territory. It gives information on trade agreements, tariffs and quotas, managing risk, controlled goods, travel, sanctions and embargoes, and export opportunities.
EU Access2Markets
  • Website
  • European Commission

Toolkit for businesses exporting from the EU or importing into member states. Information on tariffs, taxes, procedures, rules of origin, trade barriers, services, and procurement.

Business guides

Africa Attractiveness Report
  • Website
  • Nov 2023
  • EY
Designed to help businesses in their investment decisions, with analysis of the economy, trends by industry sector, and FDI in the region. Reports from previous years are also available.
Overseas business risk: Rwanda
  • Website
  • Jul 2017
  • HM Government
Report from the Department for Trade & Industry, Department for International Trade and Foreign & Commonwealth Office looking at potential risks for UK businesses operating in this country. It includes economic and political risks, human rights issues, bribery and corruption, terrorism, intellectual property and organised crime.

Company financials and research

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Trade data

EU trade statistics
  • Website
  • European Commission
Statistics database providing an overview of trade flows in goods between EU and non-EU countries, for specific products.
Rwanda Economic Outlook
  • Website
  • African Development Bank Group
Profile from the annual African Economic Outlook report giving a summary of the country’s macroeconomic performance, risks and growth prospects in different industry sectors and a separate infrastructure report.
Rwanda indicators
  • Website
  • Trading economics
Information, including historical data, for a range of economic indicators, exchange rates, stock market indexes, commodity prices. Data is based on official sources, and facts are regularly checked for inconsistencies.
Trade and investment factsheets
  • Website
  • Department for Business and Trade
Factsheets summarising the latest statistics on trade and investment between the UK and individual overseas partners.
UN Comtrade Database
  • Website
  • United Nations
Global database offering detailed annual and monthly trade statistics for goods and services by product and trading partner.

Chambers of commerce and business networks

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