Adjusted savings: gross savings in Rwanda
Rwanda: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 15.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Rwanda, 2010–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Rwanda is 15.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Rwanda peaked at 17.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2015.
That places Rwanda 137th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.5% | — |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +33.9% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.3% | 10.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 15.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 134 Mali 15.8% compare
- 135 Eritrea 15.8%
- 136 Syrian Arab Republic 15.7%
- 138 Central African Republic 15.5%
- 139 Aruba 15.4% compare
- 140 Mozambique 15.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Rwanda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 322.32 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -12.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3512 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 394.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 501.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Rwanda?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Rwanda was 15.7% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Rwanda ranks 137th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.