Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 50.92 current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Rwanda, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 50.92 current US$ per person for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Rwanda peaked at 50.92 current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.705 current US$ per person, in 1995.
Rwanda ranks 140th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.705 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.8944 current US$ per person | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 2.45 current US$ per person | +173.9% |
| 1998 | 2.47 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.58 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.29 current US$ per person | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 3.5 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 7.4 current US$ per person | +111.5% |
| 2006 | 15.92 current US$ per person | +115.1% |
| 2007 | 18.53 current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 22.85 current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 22.17 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 21.71 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 28.18 current US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 31.12 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 32.81 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 33.08 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 36.68 current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 37.17 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 40.65 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 43.8 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 49.77 current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 16.25 current US$ per person | -67.4% |
| 2021 | 21.29 current US$ per person | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 45.26 current US$ per person | +112.6% |
| 2023 | 50.92 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 50.92 current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.31 current US$ per person, 6.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 50.92 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 current US$ per person, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +173.9% | 0.8944 current US$ per person | 2.45 current US$ per person |
| 2006 | +115.1% | 7.4 current US$ per person | 15.92 current US$ per person |
| 2022 | +112.6% | 21.29 current US$ per person | 45.26 current US$ per person |
| 2005 | +111.5% | 3.5 current US$ per person | 7.4 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 current US$ per person | 0.705 current US$ per person | 2.58 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.38 current US$ per person | 3.29 current US$ per person | 22.85 current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 35.5 current US$ per person | 21.71 current US$ per person | 49.77 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.43 current US$ per person | 16.25 current US$ per person | 50.92 current US$ per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Rwanda?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Rwanda was 50.92 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 50.92 current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.705 current US$ per person in 1995.
- How does Rwanda rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Rwanda ranks 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.