Rwanda — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Rwanda, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Rwanda was 9.38% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 35.22% in 1995. The lowest was -50.25% in 1994 (about -5.4× the latest value).
Rwanda ranks 7 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 3%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Rwanda sits above it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 73% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 6%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 2 of 47 economies; Eritrea (8.68%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 18817% in 1988. That is 34% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 101st of 107 in 1961 → 56th of 119 in 1970 → 23rd of 152 in 1980 → 147th of 176 in 1990 → 24th of 199 in 2000 → 40th of 209 in 2010 → 81st of 209 in 2020 → 6th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.38% | +2.1 pp |
| 2024 | 7.23% | -1.3 pp |
| 2023 | 8.56% | -1.3 pp |
| 2022 | 9.82% | +1.4 pp |
| 2021 | 8.41% | +11.2 pp |
| 2020 | -2.78% | -12.1 pp |
| 2019 | 9.29% | +1.2 pp |
| 2018 | 8.07% | +3.4 pp |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 5.66% | -3.2 pp |
| 2015 | 8.87% | +3.2 pp |
| 2014 | 5.67% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 4.72% | -3.9 pp |
| 2012 | 8.64% | +0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 7.96% | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 7.33% | +1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 6.25% | -4.9 pp |
| 2008 | 11.16% | +3.5 pp |
| 2007 | 7.63% | -1.6 pp |
| 2006 | 9.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 9.38% | +1.9 pp |
| 2004 | 7.45% | +5.2 pp |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -11.0 pp |
| 2002 | 13.19% | +4.7 pp |
| 2001 | 8.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 8.37% | +4.0 pp |
| 1999 | 4.35% | -4.5 pp |
| 1998 | 8.86% | -5.0 pp |
| 1997 | 13.85% | +1.1 pp |
| 1996 | 12.75% | -22.5 pp |
| 1995 | 35.22% | +85.5 pp |
| 1994 | -50.25% | -42.1 pp |
| 1993 | -8.11% | -14.0 pp |
| 1992 | 5.87% | +8.4 pp |
| 1991 | -2.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | -2.4% | -2.4 pp |
| 1989 | -0.04% | -4.5 pp |
| 1988 | 4.5% | +4.5 pp |
| 1987 | -0.02% | -5.5 pp |
| 1986 | 5.47% | +1.1 pp |
| 1985 | 4.4% | +8.6 pp |
| 1984 | -4.24% | -10.2 pp |
| 1983 | 5.98% | +4.2 pp |
| 1982 | 1.81% | -3.6 pp |
| 1981 | 5.44% | -3.5 pp |
| 1980 | 8.95% | -2.9 pp |
| 1979 | 11.87% | +2.7 pp |
| 1978 | 9.15% | +7.2 pp |
| 1977 | 1.99% | -17.5 pp |
| 1976 | 19.5% | +21.6 pp |
| 1975 | -2.11% | -3.5 pp |
| 1974 | 1.41% | -2.0 pp |
| 1973 | 3.44% | +3.2 pp |
| 1972 | 0.26% | -0.9 pp |
| 1971 | 1.21% | -4.8 pp |
| 1970 | 6% | -5.0 pp |
| 1969 | 11.01% | +4.0 pp |
| 1968 | 7.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 6.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 7.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 7.01% | +19.5 pp |
| 1964 | -12.46% | -2.6 pp |
| 1963 | -9.82% | -21.2 pp |
| 1962 | 11.33% | +15.6 pp |
| 1961 | -4.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Rwanda’s GDP growth in 1962?
11.33% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Rwanda’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +318.2% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 9.38%; 2024: 7.23%; 2023: 8.56%; 2022: 9.82%; 2021: 8.41%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.