International tourism, expenditures in Rwanda
Rwanda: International tourism, expenditures was 3.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Rwanda, 2010–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Rwanda stood at 3.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.3% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Rwanda peaked at 13.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2020.
That places Rwanda 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.3% | — |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +137.6% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -65.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Rwanda?
- International tourism, expenditures in Rwanda was 3.5% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Rwanda ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.