Interest payments (% of revenue) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Interest payments (% of revenue) was 9.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Rwanda, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Rwanda is 9.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 229.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Rwanda peaked at 12.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1977.
Rwanda ranks 56th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments (% of revenue) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.6% | — |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -20.3% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | -23.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -44.6% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | +37.1% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | +87.8% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | +22.4% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | +175.7% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 10.8% | +47.1% |
| 1992 | 12.1% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -76.4% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +23.7% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +23.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 9.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 9.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.6%, 82% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments (% of revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +175.7% | 2.4% | 6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 7.3% | 12.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.5% | 9.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Rwanda?
- Interest payments in Rwanda was 9.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1977.
- How does Rwanda rank for interest payments?
- Rwanda ranks 56th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.