Subsidies and other transfers in Rwanda
Rwanda: Subsidies and other transfers was 44.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers 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 subsidies and other transfers in Rwanda is 44.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Rwanda peaked at 45.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1991.
That places Rwanda 58th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.5% | — |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -78.0% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +34.6% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +703.9% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 3.4% | 15.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 34.0% | 37.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 39.6% | 45.0% | 4 |
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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 subsidies and other transfers in Rwanda?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Rwanda was 44.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1991.
- How does Rwanda rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Rwanda ranks 58th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.