Travel services in Rwanda
Rwanda: Travel services was 36.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Rwanda, 2010–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Rwanda stood at 36.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 189.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Rwanda peaked at 37.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2014.
Rwanda ranks 34th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Travel services in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.8% | — |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +138.6% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -38.3% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.1% | 12.7% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 20.1% | 37.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 31 Macau, China 37.8% compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.6% compare
- 33 Aruba 37.5% compare
- 35 Brunei Darussalam 36.4% compare
- 36 Serbia 36.2% compare
- 37 Iceland 36.1% 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 36.7% 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 37.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for travel services?
- Rwanda ranks 34th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.