Annual GDP growth in Rwanda
Rwanda: Annual GDP growth was 8.9% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.9%
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
6th
of 197 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2002
All-time low
-3.4%
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Annual GDP growth in Rwanda, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual gdp growth in Rwanda stood at 8.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual gdp growth in Rwanda peaked at 13.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -3.4%, in 2020.
That places Rwanda 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 2.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 3.9% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | -3.4% | 10.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 3 Niger 10.3% compare
- 4 Georgia 9.7% compare
- 5 Kyrgyz Republic 9.0% compare
- 7 Eritrea, The State of 8.7% compare
- 8 Monaco 8.5% compare
- 9 Tajikistan, Republic of 8.4% 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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0005 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1,990 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1,453 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0007 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 9.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.9935 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 1,116 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual gdp growth in Rwanda?
- Annual gdp growth in Rwanda was 8.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual gdp growth recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest annual gdp growth recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4% in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for annual gdp growth?
- Rwanda ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual gdp growth rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual GDP growth (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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