General government final consumption expenditure in Rwanda
Rwanda: General government final consumption expenditure was -1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Rwanda, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded -1.6% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of down 111.5% on the previous year and down 131.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Rwanda peaked at 70.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -60.9%, in 1994.
Rwanda ranks 154th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -3.5% | — |
| 1962 | 15.7% | -542.7% |
| 1963 | -6.6% | -142.1% |
| 1964 | -13.8% | +109.4% |
| 1965 | 40.2% | -391.3% |
| 1966 | 4.2% | -89.5% |
| 1967 | -12.0% | -383.9% |
| 1968 | -18.5% | +53.6% |
| 1969 | 13.5% | -172.8% |
| 1970 | 5.2% | -61.3% |
| 1971 | 14.7% | +182.6% |
| 1972 | 61.7% | +319.4% |
| 1973 | 10.5% | -82.9% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | -39.0% |
| 1975 | 42.1% | +554.2% |
| 1976 | 7.3% | -82.6% |
| 1977 | 4.9% | -32.9% |
| 1978 | -8.4% | -270.3% |
| 1979 | -14.9% | +77.5% |
| 1980 | -0.2% | -98.7% |
| 1981 | 70.6% | -36733.7% |
| 1982 | -10.4% | -114.7% |
| 1983 | -7.2% | -30.8% |
| 1984 | -7.8% | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 18.5% | -335.1% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | -78.6% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | +165.5% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -66.1% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | +119.8% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 18.2% | +154.0% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | -9.3% | -153.7% |
| 1994 | -60.9% | +555.0% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | -139.6% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 63.3% | +147.0% |
| 1998 | -33.7% | -153.3% |
| 1999 | 42.2% | -225.0% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -90.2% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +127.0% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +51.2% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -89.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +117.9% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +451.8% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -64.4% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +325.9% |
| 2013 | -0.3% | -101.6% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -8220.9% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -76.0% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +84.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -31.6% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +249.7% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -89.6% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +655.5% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -92.3% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | +1685.3% |
| 2025 | -1.6% | -111.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | -18.5% | 40.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | -14.9% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | -10.4% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | -60.9% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 1.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | -0.3% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | -1.6% | 13.8% | 6 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5233 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 588.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 747.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 839,992 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5363 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Rwanda?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Rwanda was -1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -60.9% in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Rwanda ranks 154th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 131.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.