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释放卢旺达的出口潜力：消除结构性瓶颈

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Rwanda’s export base remains narrow and concentrated, primarily consisting of primary commodities like tea, coffee, and minerals, with limited diversification into higher value-added products. Despite progress in trade openness and logistics, the country faces persistent structural challenges hindering export growth. Key issues include high logistics costs, limited value addition, weak integration into global value chains (GVCs), and a narrow range of trading partners. The trade deficit, averaging above 10% of GDP, reflects these structural weaknesses, driven by weak exports and strong import demand. While export performance shows some dynamism, with growing shares in agro-processing, light manufacturing, and digital services, the overall sophistication of exports has declined due to the rising dominance of gold. Rwanda’s participation in GVCs is primarily downstream, with limited upstream engagement.

The report identifies several impediments to export diversification and growth. Geography and landlocked status exacerbate logistics challenges and increase transportation costs, limiting export expansion. Rwanda ranks low in global logistics performance, despite improvements in the past. Human capital gaps, with lower-than-regional human development indicators, hinder the development of sectors like ICT, agro-processing, and light manufacturing. Institutional quality, while strong relative to other SSA countries, faces challenges in reducing the prominence of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in competitive sectors and improving SOE governance.

Price competitiveness has improved due to sustained nominal and real depreciation, but structural factors remain the main impediment to external sustainability. The report suggests policy priorities to unlock Rwanda’s export potential. These include addressing logistics and infrastructure bottlenecks through investments in dry ports, customs modernization, and strategic infrastructure projects like the New Kigali International Airport. Improving the business environment involves reducing the role of SOEs, strengthening SOE governance, and ensuring a level playing field for private investment. Capitalizing on regional integration through deeper participation in the EAC and AfCFTA can expand market access and attract FDI. Safeguarding price competitiveness requires maintaining inflation close to target while allowing exchange rate flexibility, complemented by structural reforms to address high trade costs and narrow the export base.

Unlocking Rwanda’sExport Potential:Removing StructuralBottlenecks Habtamu Fuje, Irena Jankulov Suljagić, Priscille Mikebanyi, Xingyu Pu,andGabor Pula SIP/2026/042 IMF Selected Issues Papers are prepared by IMF staff asbackground documentation for periodic consultations withmember countries.It is based on the information available atthe time it was completed on November 14, 2025. This paper isalso published separately as IMF Country Report No 25/320. 2026JUN IMF Selected Issues PaperAfrican Department Unlocking Rwanda’s Export Potential: Removing Structural BottlenecksPrepared byHabtamu Fuje, Irena Jankulov Suljagić, Priscille Mikebanyi,Xingyu Pu,andGabor Pula Authorized for distribution by Costas ChristouJune2026 IMF Selected Issues Papersare prepared by IMF staff as background documentation for periodicconsultations with member countries.It is based on the information available at the time it was completedon November 14, 2025. This paper is also published separately as IMF Country Report No 25/320. ABSTRACT:Rwanda’s export base remains narrow and concentrated, limiting diversification and contributingto persistent external imbalances. Despite strong growth and substantial public investment, competitivenesschallenges—including high logistics costs, limited value addition, and weak integration into global valuechains—have constrained export performance. This Selected Issues Paper assesses the structural andmacroeconomic factors holding back export expansion and identifies policy priorities to unlock Rwanda’s exportpotential. Reforms to improve trade facilitation, strengthen the investment climate, enhance productivity, andpromote private-sector-led value addition would support diversification, improve external sustainability, andstrengthen resilience in an increasingly uncertain global environment. RECOMMENDED CITATION:International Monetary Fund (2026):Unlocking Rwanda’s Export Potential:Removing Structural Bottlenecks–Selected Issues Paper prepared by Habtamu Fuje, Irena Jankulov Suljagić,Priscille Mikebanyi, Xingyu Pu, and Gabor Pula. IMF Country Report No.26/042; Washington, D.C. Unlocking Rwanda’s ExportPotential: Removing StructuralBottlenecks Rwanda Prepared by Habtamu Fuje, Irena Jankulov Suljagić, PriscilleMikebanyi, Xingyu Pu, and Gabor Pula1 RWANDA SELECTED ISSUES ApprovedByAfrican DepartmentPreparedbyHabtamu Fuje, Irena Jankulov Suljagić, PriscilleMikebanyi, Xingyu Pu, and Gabor Pulaunder the guidanceofAlbert Touna Mama. CONTENTS UNLOCKING RWANDA’S EXPORT POTENTIAL: REMOVING STRUCTURALBOTTLENECKS ___________________________________________________________________________2 A. Introduction___________________________________________________________________________2B. Rwanda’s Trade Deficit: A Structural Challenge________________________________________2C. Structural Underpinnings of Rwanda’s Exports_________________________________________3D. Impediments to Export Diversification and Growth____________________________________7E. Price Competitiveness_________________________________________________________________10F. Policy Implications____________________________________________________________________13 BOXES 1. Determinants of African Firms’ Exports and Participation in Global Value Chains______62. Selected Trade and Logistics Reforms in Rwanda__ ___________________________________11 FIGURES 1. Trade Deficit Has Been Persistently Larger Than Its Peers’______________________________42. World Market Shares in Goods Increased but Services Appear Stagnated_____________53. Exports Products Remain Less Diversified and Destined to Few Markets_______________84. Structural Factors: Weak Logistics and High Transport Costs__________________________105. Sustained Nominal and Real Depreciation Has Improved External PriceCompetitiveness_________________________________________________________________________13 References_______________________________________________________________________________15 UNLOCKING RWANDA’S EXPORT POTENTIAL:REMOVING STRUCTURAL BOTTLENECKS Summary: Rwanda’s export landscape is anchored in primary commodities and a small set of tradingpartners, prompting concerted initiatives to diversify and expand its export base. Despite progress inimproving trade openness, logistics, and institutional capacity, the country continues to experiencedifficulty boosting its net-export earnings due to high import needs and weak export services. Thegovernment’s Vision 2050 and the National Strategy for Transformation provide a strong framework toaddress these challenges through targeted efforts in industrial development, trade facilitation, regionalintegration, and capacity building. This SIP outlines strategic priorities and development initiatives tosupport Rwanda’s export competitiveness, foster economic diversification, and promote sustainablegrowth. A.Introduction 1.Owing to structural factors, diversifying and expanding the export base remains a keychallenge for Rwanda

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释放卢旺达的出口潜力：消除结构性瓶颈

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