Gross public investment in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gross public investment was 11.1% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Rwanda, 1965–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, gross public investment in Rwanda stood at 11.1%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Rwanda peaked at 15.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 11th out of 49 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 9.8% | — |
| 1966 | 9.7% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 7.3% | -24.4% |
| 1968 | 7.1% | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 7.0% | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 9.0% | +28.3% |
| 1972 | 9.5% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 9.4% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 10.5% | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 13.2% | +26.1% |
| 1976 | 12.9% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 12.8% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 14.0% | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 14.8% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 13.0% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 14.3% | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 14.6% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 15.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | -48.0% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | -25.1% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +18.4% |
| 1992 | 10.2% | +44.7% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -65.2% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +202.0% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +59.2% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1% | 6.6% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 7.0% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 5.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 2.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.4% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 2 |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -10.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 307.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 346,006 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -15.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2687 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 302 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Rwanda?
- Gross public investment in Rwanda was 11.1% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for gross public investment?
- Rwanda ranks 11th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.