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Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Rwanda

Rwanda: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
108th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1977
All-time low
0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1992
Years of data
44
1976–2024

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Rwanda, 1976–2024

00.0050.010.0150.021976200020241976: 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP1977: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP1978: 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1992.

That places Rwanda 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Rwanda, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1976 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1977 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.1%
1978 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.8%
1979 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.0%
1980 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP +18.9%
1981 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.2%
1982 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.9%
1983 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.6%
1984 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.8%
1985 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.4%
1986 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP +26.3%
1987 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.4%
1988 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.8%
1989 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.0%
1990 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.2%
1991 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.0%
1992 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP -91.1%
1993 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP +667.1%
1994 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP +42.2%
1995 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP -90.7%
1996 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP +371.0%
1997 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP +277.5%
1998 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP -90.8%
1999 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP +32.6%
2000 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP +626.9%
2001 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.8%
2002 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2003 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.2%
2004 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2010 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.4%
2011 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP +31.2%
2012 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.0%
2013 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.5%
2014 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.4%
2015 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.0%
2016 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.2%
2017 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.7%
2018 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.1%
2019 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP -23.9%
2020 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP -22.9%
2021 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.9%
2022 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.3%
2023 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.4%
2024 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.7%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +667.1% 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2000 +626.9% 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1996 +371.0% 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1997 +277.5% 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP 4
1980s 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2010s 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 105 Cambodia 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 106 Panama 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 107 Burundi 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 109 Canada 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 110 Costa Rica 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 111 Mauritania 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Rwanda?
Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Rwanda was 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
How does Rwanda rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Rwanda ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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 Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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  • Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 9,632 data points, 1966–2025
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Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.