What is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Rwanda?

Government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Rwanda was 0.1502 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 0.4406 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.

What is the lowest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.

How does Rwanda rank for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?

Rwanda ranks 56th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.

Is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Rwanda data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Rwanda

Name: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Rwanda
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Rwanda: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP was 0.1502 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1502 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 9.2%

World rank

56th

of 166 countries

All-time high

0.4406 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1966

All-time low

0.0982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1988

Years of data

1960–2025

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Rwanda, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.1502 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 0.4406 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1988.

Rwanda ranks 56th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Rwanda, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.3511 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.3304 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1962	0.373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
1963	0.3402 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1964	0.2887 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
1965	0.3537 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.5%
1966	0.4406 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.6%
1967	0.3024 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.4%
1968	0.2284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.5%
1969	0.2365 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1970	0.2135 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1971	0.2415 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1972	0.3534 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.3%
1973	0.3311 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1974	0.3322 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1975	0.2546 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.4%
1976	0.2451 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1977	0.2196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1978	0.1659 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.5%
1979	0.1153 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.5%
1980	0.1017 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1981	0.1548 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+52.2%
1982	0.1387 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1983	0.1225 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1984	0.1052 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1985	0.1153 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1986	0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1987	0.1053 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1988	0.0982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1989	0.1055 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1990	0.1066 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1991	0.1681 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.7%
1992	0.1858 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
1993	0.1734 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1994	0.1776 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1995	0.1284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.7%
1996	0.1509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.5%
1997	0.1839 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.9%
1998	0.1135 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.3%
1999	0.1488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.1%
2000	0.1615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2001	0.1859 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
2002	0.2123 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
2003	0.2178 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2004	0.2147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2005	0.1908 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2006	0.1868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2007	0.1537 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
2008	0.1232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.9%
2009	0.1259 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2010	0.1287 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2011	0.1187 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2012	0.1237 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2013	0.1209 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2014	0.1386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
2015	0.1401 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2016	0.1504 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2017	0.1514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2018	0.151 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2019	0.1629 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2020	0.1664 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2021	0.1764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2022	0.1587 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2023	0.1485 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2024	0.1653 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
2025	0.1502 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

Rwanda's 0.1502 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0939 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Rwanda's 0.1502 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1114 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3245 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4406 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2472 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1153 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3534 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1153 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1548 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1537 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1066 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1858 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1773 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2178 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1187 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1629 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1609 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1485 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Rwanda

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54 Spain 0.1542 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
55 Croatia 0.1531 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
57 Italy 0.1496 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
58 Greece 0.1487 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
59 Djibouti 0.1475 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Rwanda

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.15 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.9225 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 572.93 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 25.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 40.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -18.44 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Rwanda?: Government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Rwanda was 0.1502 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 0.4406 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.
What is the lowest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.
How does Rwanda rank for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?: Rwanda ranks 56th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
Is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 September 2026

Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.