Transport services in Rwanda
Rwanda: Transport services was 48.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Rwanda, 2010–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 48.1% for transport services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Rwanda peaked at 80.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Transport services in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 78.7% | — |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.6% | 48.1% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 44.8% | 61.4% | 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 48.1% 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 80.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for transport services?
- Rwanda ranks 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.