Revenue, excluding grants in Rwanda
Rwanda: Revenue, excluding grants was 18.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Rwanda, 1973–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, revenue, excluding grants in Rwanda stood at 18.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Rwanda peaked at 21.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1975.
Rwanda ranks 111th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 9.9% | — |
| 1974 | 11.7% | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | -26.8% |
| 1976 | 10.9% | +26.8% |
| 1977 | 12.1% | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 13.0% | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 13.5% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +75.0% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.1% | 8.6% | 13.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.5% | 20.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.7% | 21.1% | 4 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 322.32 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -12.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3512 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 394.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 501.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Rwanda?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Rwanda was 18.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1975.
- How does Rwanda rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Rwanda ranks 111th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.