Starting a business - Score in Rwanda
Rwanda: Starting a business - Score was 93.24 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Rwanda, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Rwanda is 93.24, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Rwanda peaked at 93.24 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.84, in 2003.
That places Rwanda 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 58.84 | — |
| 2004 | 58.84 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 58.84 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.8 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 62.9 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 72.7 | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 89.76 | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 89.91 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 90.42 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 85.52 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 85.7 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.6 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 82.92 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 87.17 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 87.66 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 90.15 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 93.24 | +3.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 93.24 is above the median for low income countries, which is 79.03, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 93.24 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1 | 58.84 | 89.76 | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.33 | 80.6 | 93.24 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 32 Oman 93.46 compare
- 33 South Korea 93.36 compare
- 34 Lithuania 93.27 compare
- 36 Tajikistan 93.23 compare
- 37 France 93.15 compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 93.14 compare
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 starting a business - score in Rwanda?
- Starting a business - score in Rwanda was 93.24 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 93.24 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.84 in 2003.
- How does Rwanda rank for starting a business - score?
- Rwanda ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.