Foreign aid and investments received in Rwanda
Rwanda: Foreign aid and investments received was 2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
up 35.7%
World rank
39th
of 155 countries
All-time high
2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
All-time low
301.73 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid and investments received in Rwanda stood at 2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 169.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Rwanda peaked at 2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024 and was at its lowest, 301.73 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2001.
That places Rwanda 39th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign aid and investments received in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 318.21 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 301.73 million millions of current united states dollars | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 364.82 million millions of current united states dollars | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 343.22 million millions of current united states dollars | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 494.63 million millions of current united states dollars | +44.1% |
| 2005 | 560.74 million millions of current united states dollars | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 578.61 million millions of current united states dollars | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 792.90 million millions of current united states dollars | +37.0% |
| 2008 | 951.73 million millions of current united states dollars | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 995.04 million millions of current united states dollars | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 900.33 million millions of current united states dollars | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.26 billion millions of current united states dollars | +39.7% |
| 2012 | 945.39 million millions of current united states dollars | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 1.20 billion millions of current united states dollars | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 833.77 million millions of current united states dollars | -30.6% |
| 2015 | 1.13 billion millions of current united states dollars | +35.9% |
| 2016 | 1.09 billion millions of current united states dollars | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.21 billion millions of current united states dollars | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.22 billion millions of current united states dollars | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.31 billion millions of current united states dollars | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.66 billion millions of current united states dollars | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 1.22 billion millions of current united states dollars | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 1.15 billion millions of current united states dollars | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.66 billion millions of current united states dollars | +44.4% |
| 2024 | 2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars | +35.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.65 billion millions of current united states dollars, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.16 billion millions of current united states dollars, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 570.16 million millions of current united states dollars | 301.73 million millions of current united states dollars | 995.04 million millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 billion millions of current united states dollars | 833.77 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.31 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 billion millions of current united states dollars | 1.15 billion millions of current united states dollars | 2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 36 Afghanistan 2.38 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 37 Zambia 2.32 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 38 Barbados 2.31 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 40 Serbia 2.06 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 41 Sudan 2.02 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 42 Senegal 1.98 billion millions of current united states dollars 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid and investments received in Rwanda?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Rwanda was 2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 301.73 million millions of current united states dollars in 2001.
- How does Rwanda rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Rwanda ranks 39th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).