Social contributions (% of revenue) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Social contributions (% of revenue) was 8.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Rwanda, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 8.8% for social contributions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Rwanda peaked at 8.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1992.
That places Rwanda 69th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Social contributions (% of revenue) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.3% | — |
| 1974 | 5.0% | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 5.0% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | -33.0% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | +22.6% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 4.1% | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -44.2% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -42.3% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +249.4% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +32.7% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +0.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 8.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.3%, 3.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 8.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.7%, 5.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social contributions (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +249.4% | 1.7% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 1.7% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 8.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Rwanda?
- Social contributions in Rwanda was 8.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1992.
- How does Rwanda rank for social contributions?
- Rwanda ranks 69th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. 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.