International tourism, receipts in Rwanda
Rwanda: International tourism, receipts was 11.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Rwanda, 2010–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 11.0% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.0% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Rwanda peaked at 31.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2020.
Rwanda ranks 58th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31.9% | — |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.9% | 26.1% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 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, receipts in Rwanda?
- International tourism, receipts in Rwanda was 11.0% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Rwanda ranks 58th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.