What is the price of palm oil per kilogram/pound in Rwanda today?
The retail price range for Rwanda palm oil is between US$ 0.78 and US$ 1.57 per kilogram or between US$ 0.36 and US$ 0.71 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of palm oil in Rwanda
The retail price range in Rwanda Franc for palm oil is between RWF 880.27 and RWF 1,760.54 per kilogram or between RWF 399.22 and RWF 798.43 per pound(lb) in Kigali and Musanze.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Rwanda palm oil is between US$ 0.55 and US$ 1.10 per kilogram or between US$ 0.25 and US$ 0.50 per pound(lb).
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Rwanda Palm Oil Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Palm Oil from Rwanda has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2013, the price was 1.64 US dollars per kg, dropping to 1.37 US dollars per kg in 2014. This trend continued in 2015, when the price fell to 1.01 US dollars per kg, and in 2016, when it dropped to 1.03 US dollars per kg. In 2017, the price rose slightly to 1.06 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.95 US dollars per kg in 2018 and 0.88 US dollars per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price rose again to 1.00 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 1.37 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Palm Oil from Rwanda will be around 1.30 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 1.25 US dollars per kg in 2024.The palm oil exports from Rwanda are categorised as:
- Crude palm kernel and babassu oil (HS code 151321)
- Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excluding chemically modified and crude) (HS code 151190)
- Crude palm oil (HS code 151110)
- Palm kernel and babassu oil and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excluding crude) (HS code 151329)
Rwanda Palm Oil Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Palm Oil into Rwanda over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 1.06 US$ per kg, followed by 0.95 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.88 US$ per kg, before increasing to 1.00 US$ per kg in 2020. The price then rose again to 1.37 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Palm Oil in Rwanda will remain around 1.37 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Rwanda palm oil
The total values in export for palm oil in Rwanda were US$ 143,648, US$ 155,984, US$ 281,072 and US$ 395,040 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Rwanda: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Cheese, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea & Black Tea.
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Rwanda palm oil - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Rwanda exported 450,688 tonnes of palm oil. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Rwanda palm oil (processed category) has improved, recording a change of 52.846 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, palm oil's exports increased by 206.44% bringing the exporter US$395.04m for the year 2019. Rwanda's palm oil exports are categorised as:
- Palm kernel and babassu oil and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excluding crude) (HS code 151329)
- Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excluding chemically modified and crude) (HS code 151190)
- Crude palm oil (HS code 151110)
- Crude palm kernel and babassu oil (HS code 151321)
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Rwanda palm oil export values
In 2019, Rwanda shipped palm oil costing 395.04m USD, an increase of 40.55% from 2018's total palm oil export of 281.072m USD. The yearly growth in value of Rwanda palm oil between 2017 to 2018 was 80.193 per cent.
The per year variation in the volume of Rwanda's palm oil exports between 2017 and 2019 was 206.44% compared to a variation of 52.846% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Rwanda palm oil ( in '000$ )
Rwanda's top export markets for palm oil are Canada, Uganda, Tanzania, DRC Congo and Burundi.
Rwanda brought in 1,279,780 tonnes of palm oil in 2019.