Travel services in Rwanda
Rwanda: Travel services was 53.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Rwanda, 2010–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Rwanda is 53.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Rwanda peaked at 54.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2020.
That places Rwanda 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Travel services in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49.7% | — |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 44.1% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -48.8% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +74.2% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.6% | 42.9% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 23.1% | 54.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 55 Mexico 54.7% compare
- 56 Benin 54.4% compare
- 57 Seychelles 54.0% compare
- 59 Egypt 53.5% compare
- 60 Sierra Leone 53.1% compare
- 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.1% compare
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 134.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 169.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 215.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Rwanda?
- Travel services in Rwanda was 53.6% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for travel services?
- Rwanda ranks 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.