Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 37.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel 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
In 2024, travel services in Rwanda stood at 37.7%.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 128.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Rwanda peaked at 39.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2013.
Rwanda ranks 36th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.3% | — |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +113.7% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -39.4% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | -3.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 37.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.2%, 4.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 37.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.4%, 4.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +113.7% | 16.5% | 35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.9% | 16.4% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 22.4% | 39.2% | 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)
- Commercial service imports 965.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 857.32 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Rwanda?
- Travel services in Rwanda was 37.7% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2013.
- How does Rwanda rank for travel services?
- Rwanda ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.8%. 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.