Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) was 7.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Rwanda stood at 7.0%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Rwanda peaked at 9.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2015.
That places Rwanda 126th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.7% | — |
| 1991 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +52.3% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -50.7% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -1.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 7.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.2%, 85% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 7.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.9%, 88% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 4.9% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More economy & growth data for Rwanda
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -15.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Rwanda?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Rwanda was 7.0% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Rwanda ranks 126th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing