Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 25.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.0%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
19th
of 205 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2023
All-time low
23.6%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2010–2024
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Rwanda, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture value added share of gdp in Rwanda stood at 25.0%.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 27.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2019.
Rwanda ranks 19th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24.3% | — |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -7.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 25.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 27.8%, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 25.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.1%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.7% | 23.6% | 26.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.1% | 27.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 16 Mozambique 26.3% compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 26.1% compare
- 18 Sierra Leone 25.4% compare
- 20 Benin 24.2% compare
- 21 Uganda 24.1% compare
- 22 Vanuatu 23.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Rwanda
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -15.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -78.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.51 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -79.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.1 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Rwanda?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Rwanda was 25.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Rwanda ranks 19th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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