Services, value added (% of GDP) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 52.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Rwanda, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 52.3% for services, value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Rwanda peaked at 52.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1965.
That places Rwanda 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 18.4% | — |
| 1966 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 24.4% | +32.9% |
| 1968 | 25.2% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 24.8% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 29.8% | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 30.1% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 31.0% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 30.2% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 31.7% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 32.3% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 35.5% | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 32.2% | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 38.5% | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 37.7% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 35.9% | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 35.5% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 39.4% | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 44.5% | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 43.6% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 46.9% | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 48.1% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 29.1% | -39.3% |
| 1995 | 40.0% | +37.7% |
| 1996 | 34.7% | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 35.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 44.3% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 52.3% | +0.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 52.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 52.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (% 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -39.3% | 47.9% | 29.1% |
| 1995 | +37.7% | 29.1% | 40.0% |
| 1967 | +32.9% | 18.4% | 24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.2% | 18.4% | 25.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 31.7% | 29.8% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 32.6% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 29.1% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 42.5% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 48.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 48.8% | 52.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Rwanda?
- Services, value added in Rwanda was 52.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1965.
- How does Rwanda rank for services, value added?
- Rwanda ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.