Gross capital formation in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gross capital formation was 34.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross capital formation in Rwanda, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Rwanda stood at 34.1%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Rwanda peaked at 52.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2006.
Rwanda ranks 17th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.7% | — |
| 1961 | 19.2% | +8.4% |
| 1962 | 23.4% | +22.0% |
| 1963 | 22.9% | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 24.3% | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 28.7% | +18.1% |
| 1966 | 28.3% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 21.4% | -24.4% |
| 1968 | 24.0% | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 19.4% | -19.1% |
| 1970 | 20.6% | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 26.7% | +29.6% |
| 1972 | 28.0% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 27.6% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 30.6% | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 40.2% | +31.3% |
| 1976 | 40.4% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 44.1% | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 48.6% | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 35.2% | -27.6% |
| 1980 | 47.2% | +34.2% |
| 1981 | 38.9% | -17.6% |
| 1982 | 52.0% | +33.7% |
| 1983 | 39.6% | -23.9% |
| 1984 | 46.3% | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 50.6% | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 46.5% | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 45.8% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 42.4% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 39.3% | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 42.9% | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 41.0% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | -40.4% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | +34.3% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 35.5% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -64.2% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +98.3% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 34.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.9% | 17.7% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.2% | 20.6% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.9% | 38.9% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 29.2% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 15.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 17.9% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 18.2% | 38.4% | 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 122,557 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 8.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 247.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 17.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 314.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 353,853 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 11.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Rwanda?
- Gross capital formation in Rwanda was 34.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2006.
- How does Rwanda rank for gross capital formation?
- Rwanda ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.