Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Rwanda
Rwanda: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Rwanda, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Rwanda is 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Rwanda peaked at 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.
Rwanda ranks 85th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +153.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +153.3% | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0414 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 82 Switzerland 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Portugal 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Belize 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Venezuela 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 North Macedonia 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Czechia 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Rwanda?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Rwanda was 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- How does Rwanda rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Rwanda ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.