Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Rwanda

Rwanda: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural was 17,380 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
17,380
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
13th
of 65 countries
All-time high
21,725
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2021

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Rwanda, 2000–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201020212000: 02013: 15.2k2016: 17.4k2017: 17.4k2018: 20.8k2020: 21.7k2021: 17.4k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Rwanda stood at 17,380.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Rwanda peaked at 21,725 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.

That places Rwanda 13th out of 65 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Rwanda, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0 —
2013 15,208 —
2016 17,380 +14.3%
2017 17,380 +0.0%
2018 20,800 +19.7%
2020 21,725 +4.4%
2021 17,380 -20.0%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 17,380 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,380, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 0 0 1
2010s 17,692 15,208 20,800 4
2020s 19,552 17,380 21,725 2

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 10 Uganda 150,000 compare
  2. 11 Uruguay 20,000 compare
  3. 12 Sri Lanka 18,000 compare
  4. 13 Pakistan 17,380 compare
  5. 15 Jamaica 16,116
  6. 16 Bangladesh 10,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Rwanda?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural in Rwanda was 17,380 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 21,725 in 2020.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
How does Rwanda rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural?
Rwanda ranks 13th out of 65 countries with data for 2021.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 855 data points, 1981–2021
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