Transport services in Rwanda
Rwanda: Transport services was 23.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Rwanda, 2010–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 23.1% for transport services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Rwanda peaked at 42.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2010.
That places Rwanda 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transport services in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.2% | — |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +37.0% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +35.6% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | -37.8% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.9% | 11.2% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 21.1% | 42.4% | 5 |
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 transport services in Rwanda?
- Transport services in Rwanda was 23.1% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2010.
- How does Rwanda rank for transport services?
- Rwanda ranks 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.