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Current account balance — Rwanda

Current account balance in Rwanda in 2031 — -6%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 2.5 pp.

2031 -6% +0.7 pp vs 2030
World rank 161of 188
Period maximum 7.1%1994
Period minimum -15.5%2016

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Rwanda, 1980–2031-20-1001019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -3.5%1981: -4.3%1982: -5.1%1983: -2.5%1984: -2.3%1985: -2.9%1986: -2.8%1987: -5%1988: -4.1%1989: -3.4%1990: -2.9%1991: -1.6%1992: -3.6%1993: -5.9%1994: 7.1%1995: 4%1996: -0.5%1997: -2.9%1998: -3.7%1999: -6.7%2000: -4.7%2001: -5.3%2002: -7%2003: -5%2004: -1.9%2005: -2.3%2006: -4.2%2007: -2.1%2008: -4.7%2009: -6.8%2010: -6.6%2011: -7%2012: -9.8%2013: -7.6%2014: -11.5%2015: -12.8%2016: -15.5%2017: -9.6%2018: -10.1%2019: -11.7%2020: -11.7%2021: -10.7%2022: -9%2023: -11.4%2024: -12.1%2025: -13%2026: -13.4%2027: -11.7%2028: -8.6%2029: -7.9%2030: -6.7%2031: -6%
Change over the period: −2.5 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Rwanda

Rwanda -6%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Eastern Africa computed -2.4%
Low-income countries computed -2.62%
Current account balance — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -6 +0.7 pp
2030 -6.7 +1.2 pp
2029 -7.9 +0.7 pp
2028 -8.6 +3.1 pp
2027 -11.7 +1.7 pp
2026 -13.4 −0.4 pp
2025 -13 −0.9 pp
2024 -12.1 −0.7 pp
2023 -11.4 −2.4 pp
2022 -9 +1.7 pp
2021 -10.7 +1 pp
2020 -11.7 +0 pp
2019 -11.7 −1.6 pp
2018 -10.1 −0.5 pp
2017 -9.6 +5.9 pp
2016 -15.5 −2.7 pp
2015 -12.8 −1.3 pp
2014 -11.5 −3.9 pp
2013 -7.6 +2.2 pp
2012 -9.8 −2.8 pp
2011 -7 −0.4 pp
2010 -6.6 +0.2 pp
2009 -6.8 −2.1 pp
2008 -4.7 −2.6 pp
2007 -2.1 +2.1 pp
2006 -4.2 −1.9 pp
2005 -2.3 −0.4 pp
2004 -1.9 +3.1 pp
2003 -5 +2 pp
2002 -7 −1.7 pp
2001 -5.3 −0.6 pp
2000 -4.7 +2 pp
1999 -6.7 −3 pp
1998 -3.7 −0.8 pp
1997 -2.9 −2.4 pp
1996 -0.5 −4.5 pp
1995 4 −3.1 pp
1994 7.1 +13 pp
1993 -5.9 −2.3 pp
1992 -3.6 −2 pp
1991 -1.6 +1.3 pp
1990 -2.9 +0.5 pp
1989 -3.4 +0.7 pp
1988 -4.1 +0.9 pp
1987 -5 −2.2 pp
1986 -2.8 +0.1 pp
1985 -2.9 −0.6 pp
1984 -2.3 +0.2 pp
1983 -2.5 +2.6 pp
1982 -5.1 −0.8 pp
1981 -4.3 −0.8 pp
1980 -3.5 —

Eastern Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 8.3 SS South Sudan 6.2 ZW Zimbabwe 1.5 ZM Zambia 1.4 UG Uganda -1.4 MZ Mozambique -1.8 TZ Tanzania -2 MU Mauritius -2.3 ET Ethiopia -2.6 KM Comoros -3 KE Kenya -3.2 SC Seychelles -4.6 BI Burundi -4.8 MG Madagascar -5.4 RW Rwanda -6 MW Malawi -9.4 SO Somalia -10.3
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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