What is the price of table salt in Rwanda?

As of January 2022, table salt in Rwanda is US$ 0.16 per kg (185 RWF), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was Rwanda's export value for table salt in 2022?

The export value was US$1,776,879.

What is Rwanda's world rank in table salt exports?

Rwanda ranked #75 out of 147 exporters.

What percentage of global table salt exports does Rwanda contribute?

Rwanda contributed 0.1% of global table salt exports.

Table Salt Price in Rwanda - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Table Salt Prices in Rwanda

US$ 0.16 / kg

185 RWF / kg

MoM ▼ 24.5% YoY ▼ 24.5%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2022

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (RWF)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	0.16	185	▼ 24.5%	▼ 24.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the table salt price in Rwanda available is US$ 0.16 per kg (185 RWF), down 24.5% year-on-year.

Rwanda exported 10,810 tonnes of table salt in 2022, valued at US$1,776,879, ranking #75 among 147 global exporters and accounting for 0.1% of world exports. Export value declined by 42.8% year-on-year. Rwanda is a net exporter of table salt. The latest export unit value is US$0.1644 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - table salt in Rwanda

Exports UN Comtrade · 2022

In 2022, Rwanda exported $1.8M (10.8 kt) of table salt▼ 42.8% YoY. That ranks #75 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$1.8M

Export value

10.8 kt

Export volume

#75 / 147

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$0.16

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top table salt exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2022

#1 India $431.4M · 13.1%
#2 Germany $375.4M · 11.4%
#3 Netherlands $331.2M · 10.1%
#4 US $244.2M · 7.4%
#5 Spain $176.8M · 5.4%

Annual export data Rwanda · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2022	$1.8M	10.8 kt	$0.16
2021	$3.1M	14.3 kt	$0.22
2020	$2.9M	11.6 kt	$0.25

HS Code

table salt is traded under Harmonized System code 2501.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Rwanda table salt - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Rwanda sold 40,224 tonnes of table salt. For 2019 alone, the interest in Rwanda table salt (processed category) has gone up, changing by 125.269 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, table salt's exports went up by 54.33 percent netting Rwanda US$9.84m for the year 2019. Rwanda's table salt exports are categorised as:

Salts, incl. table salt and denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water (HS code 250100)

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Rwanda table salt export values

In 2019, Rwanda supplied table salt with a value of 9.84m USD, an improvement of 118.86% from 2018's total table salt export of 4.496m USD. The annual change in value of Rwanda table salt between 2017 to 2018 was -20.845%.

The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Rwanda's table salt exports between 2017 and 2019 was 54.33 percent when compared to a variation of 125.269% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Rwanda table salt ( in '000$ )

Rwanda bought 901,520 tonnes of table salt in 2019.

Table Salt Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest table salt prices in other Africa countries:

Botswana$0.07/kg Kenya$0.11/kg South Africa$0.50/kg Uganda$0.21/kg Cameroon$0.32/kg Morocco$0.02/kg Senegal$0.06/kg Benin$0.21/kg Djibouti$0.31/kg Ethiopia$0.15/kg Angola$0.30/kg Comoros$0.04/kg Ghana$0.09/kg Malawi$7.11/kg Zambia$23.67/kg

Other Processed Prices in Rwanda

Latest prices for other processed in Rwanda:

Coffee$5.43/kg Raw Hides & Skins$0.44/kg Wine$2.06/kg Beer$1.08/kg Nutritional yeast$2.86/kg Oat flour$0.22/kg Agave syrup$0.40/kg Sesame oil$1.32/kg Palm Oil$1.14/kg Jojoba oil$1.66/kg Whey$0.33/kg Fish Oil$0.62/kg Castor Oil$1.37/kg Gin$1.60/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$0.85/kg

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