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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Rwanda: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Rwanda is placed joint 125th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 3,559 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 42.67 (2025).
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Economy & Innovation
joint125th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 3,559GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 42.67Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- -1.098Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- —Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Rwanda on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
3,559
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Rwanda: 3,559. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 30,639 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 1,067 · DR Congo 1,641 · Tanzania 3,821 · Uganda 2,980
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Rwanda’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
42.67
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Rwanda: 42.67. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 60.79 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 23.72 · DR Congo 8.696 · Tanzania 16.67 · Uganda 25.97
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-1.098
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 124th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Rwanda: -1.098. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.287 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- DR Congo -3.126 · Tanzania -0.923 · Uganda -0.524
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Rwanda, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 90.12 Kenya
- Land neighbours
- DR Congo 39.21 · Tanzania 59.83 · Uganda 72.83
02Over time
Which way Rwanda is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
RwandaWorld median
Rwanda rose from 1,055 in 2000 to 3,559 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Rwanda World median 2025 3,558.7 17,265 2024 3,325.0 18,108 2023 3,168.0 17,686 2022 2,983.1 16,933 2021 2,776.4 16,260 2020 2,617.7 15,631 2019 2,753.5 16,761 2018 2,577.7 16,349 2017 2,441.1 16,129 2016 2,386.7 15,512 2015 2,313.1 14,857 2014 2,176.1 14,475 2013 2,109.7 14,681 2012 2,063.7 14,631 2011 1,945.5 13,916 2010 1,846.9 14,101 2009 1,764.6 13,655 2008 1,704.3 14,030 2007 1,574.0 13,755 2006 1,501.8 12,983 2005 1,412.1 12,023 2004 1,325.8 11,608 2003 1,266.9 11,183 2002 1,267.2 11,144 2001 1,134.8 10,907 2000 1,055.4 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
RwandaWorld median
Rwanda fell from -0.636 in 2000 to -1.098 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Rwanda World median 2024 -1.098 0.1310 2023 -1.035 0.0710 2022 -0.641 0.0580 2021 -0.621 0.0010 2020 -0.583 0.0470 2019 -0.657 0.0300 2018 -0.599 -0.0150 2017 -0.813 0.0080 2016 -0.775 -0.0660 2015 -0.752 -0.0600 2014 -0.794 -0.0190 2013 -0.751 0.0140 2012 -0.966 0.0060 2011 -0.857 -0.0140 2010 -0.793 -0.0020 2009 -0.580 0.0990 2008 -1.072 0.0700 2007 -0.707 -0.0080 2006 -0.512 0.0740 2005 -0.520 0.0510 2004 -1.430 0.0505 2003 -1.159 0.0450 2002 -0.759 0.0100 2001 -1.500 0.0470 2000 -0.636 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
RwandaWorld median
Rwanda rose from 32.76 in 2011 to 50.02 in 2017; the world median went from 37.03 to 58.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Rwanda World median 2024 — 73 2021 — 74 2017 50 59 2014 42 52 2011 33 37
03In context
Rwanda beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Rwanda and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uganda | 122nd | 2,980 | 25.97 | -0.524 | 72.83 |
| Rwanda | =125th | 3,559 | 42.67 | -1.098 | — |
 Tanzania | 141st | 3,821 | 16.67 | -0.923 | 59.83 |
 Burundi | 157th | 1,067 | 23.72 | — | — |
 DR Congo | 172nd | 1,641 | 8.696 | -3.126 | 39.21 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Rwanda in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Rwanda is ahead of the world, and behind
60 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median14
Statistics on which Rwanda does better than the middle country measured.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3969.3763.396No real change since 2015
Rwanda: 9.376 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 6th of 186 · derived.
Business Ready: Operational EfficiencyWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 65.8281.3165.82No earlier reading
Rwanda: 81.31 · world median 65.82 · Operational efficiency score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 40.36 to 87.33; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 50 · derived.
Business Ready: Public ServicesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 50.1367.3750.13No earlier reading
Rwanda: 67.37 · world median 50.13 · Public services score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 18.35 to 73.31; higher is better.
Position 8th of 50 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23123.19106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Rwanda: 123.19 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 38th of 195 · derived.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.937.97412.93▲ Improved since 2014
Rwanda: 7.974 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 85th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08117.31106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Rwanda: 117.31 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 51st of 195 · derived.
Business Ready: Regulatory FrameworkWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 66.870.4366.8No earlier reading
Rwanda: 70.43 · world median 66.8 · Regulatory framework score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 46.21 to 78.34; higher is better.
Position 17th of 50 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.255-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Rwanda: 0.255 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 78th of 209 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1948.5440.19▲ Improved since 2020
Rwanda: 48.54 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 74th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1872.7162.187No real change since 2014
Rwanda: 2.716 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4511.271.451▲ Improved since 2014
Rwanda: 1.27 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 65th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Income Share Held by Lowest 20%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.127.377.12▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 7.37 · world median 7.12 · Share of national income held by the poorest fifth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.24 to 11.07; higher is better.
Position 28th of 60 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.526.5727.5▲ Improved since 2010
Rwanda: 26.57 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8141.4441.81No earlier reading
Rwanda: 41.44 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 93rd of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median23
Statistics on which Rwanda does worse than the middle country measured.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.115.7216.1▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 15.72 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3951.6852.39No earlier reading
Rwanda: 51.68 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 90th of 169 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.7810.814▼ Worsened since 2016
Rwanda: 0.781 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 45th of 84 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.82.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Rwanda: 2.8 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 73rd of 139 by World Bank Group.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.47.25510.4No earlier reading
Rwanda: 7.255 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Gini IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 33.7239.3633.72▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 39.36 · world median 33.72 · Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 54.58; lower is better.
Position 17th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5221.128.52▲ Improved since 2022
Rwanda: 21.1 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 104th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95133.12701.95No earlier reading
Rwanda: 133.12 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 109th of 145 · derived.
Palma RatioWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3321.8291.332▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 1.829 · world median 1.332 · Palma ratio (income share of the richest 10% ÷ share of the poorest 40%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.771 to 4.193; lower is better.
Position 15th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3070.485▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 0.307 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 130th of 170 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6735.3446.67▲ Improved since 2012
Rwanda: 35.34 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 150th of 195 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2733,28014,273▲ Improved since 2015
Rwanda: 3,280 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 84th of 102 · derived.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.389-1.4988.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Rwanda: -1.498 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 99th of 118 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.426.89425.42No real change since 2014
Rwanda: 6.894 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 144th of 170 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8902,19812,890▲ Improved since 2012
Rwanda: 2,198 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 143rd of 166 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.370.627▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 0.37 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Income Share Held by Richest 10%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 26.1833.4126.18▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 33.41 · world median 26.18 · Share of national income or consumption held by the richest tenth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 18.79 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 8th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48610,90046,486▲ Improved since 2010
Rwanda: 10,900 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 134th of 150 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8002,40412,800▲ Improved since 2017
Rwanda: 2,404 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 155th of 173 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9493.8843.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Rwanda: 93.88 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 9th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0687.15107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Rwanda: 87.15 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 183rd of 194 · derived.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 334733▼ Worsened since 2013
Rwanda: 47 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 4th of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,636193.281,636No real change since 2014
Rwanda: 193.28 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 75th of 75 · derived.
No better end23
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9334.1322.93Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 34.13 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 10th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23148.69103.23Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 148.69 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.6611.113.66No real change since 2012
Rwanda: 11.11 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9686.0111.968Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 6.011 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57220.36.572Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 20.3 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 29th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3067.3513.306Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 7.351 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1789.0767.17Moved since 2014
Rwanda: 89.07 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.4050.306Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 0.405 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7084.0171.708Moved since 2011
Rwanda: 4.017 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 77th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0464.3862.04Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 64.38 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 59th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0622.7822.06Moved since 2014
Rwanda: 22.78 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 70th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2402,2762,240Moved since 2022
Rwanda: 2,276 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2115.0616.21Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 15.06 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 76th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7235.1241.72Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 35.12 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 81st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6522.0424.65Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 22.04 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 100th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6026.8889.602Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 6.888 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.268.31611.26Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 8.316 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 91st of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6856.6779.68Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 56.67 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 96th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8516.0121.85No real change since 2014
Rwanda: 16.01 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-0.887-0.225Moved since 2014
Rwanda: -0.887 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3421.5536.34Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 21.55 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 106th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.320.523No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 0.32 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.957.194657.95No real change since 2014
Rwanda: 7.194 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
No current reading for Rwanda
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution (last 2017), Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports (last 2022), Creative Services Exports (last 2023), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, ICT Goods Exports (last 2022), ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Rwanda’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Rwanda’s 8th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability35th of 1864/4 keys
- Gender & Equality60th of 1834/4 keys
- Energy62nd of 1652/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions81st of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology83rd of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge100th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience135th of 1933/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 125th of 1763/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 128th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties153rd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing164th of 2003/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 151st of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 168th of 1963/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 158th of 1824/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality140th of 1593/3 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Rwanda can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysThis page
Rwanda=125th3/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Rwanda and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Rwanda on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Rwanda rank on economy & innovation?
Rwanda is placed joint 125th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit and Economic Complexity Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Rwanda?
3,559 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Rwanda?
42.67 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Rwanda compare with DR Congo on economy & innovation?
DR Congo is placed 172nd of 176, and Rwanda joint 125th. GDP per Capita (PPP): DR Congo 1,641, Rwanda 3,559; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: DR Congo 8.696, Rwanda 42.67; Economic Complexity Index: DR Congo -3.126, Rwanda -1.098.
How have Rwanda’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 1,055 in 2000 to 3,559 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from -0.636 in 2000 to -1.098 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 32.76 in 2011 to 50.02 in 2017.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Rwanda?
No current reading is published for Rwanda on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 60 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Rwanda’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Rwanda (banner) — Peace Batuma, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Rwanda: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/rwanda/economy