Goods and services expense in Rwanda
Rwanda: Goods and services expense was 27.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Rwanda, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Rwanda is 27.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Rwanda peaked at 51.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2022.
Rwanda ranks 22nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.3% | — |
| 1991 | 43.8% | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -37.1% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6% | 35.3% | 51.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 29.3% | 33.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 26.5% | 30.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 19 Timor-Leste 28.3% compare
- 20 Seychelles 27.9% compare
- 21 Singapore 27.9% compare
- 23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 27.5% compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 27.4% compare
- 25 Congo 27.1% compare
More public sector data for Rwanda
- Arms imports 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 117.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.34 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 175.92 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Rwanda?
- Goods and services expense in Rwanda was 27.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2022.
- How does Rwanda rank for goods and services expense?
- Rwanda ranks 22nd out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.