Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Rwanda
Rwanda: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants was -469.55 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Rwanda, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Rwanda is -469.55 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 322.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Rwanda peaked at -20.51 billion current LCU in 1990 and was at its lowest, -469.55 billion current LCU, in 2011.
Rwanda ranks 43rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -20.51 billion current LCU | — |
| 1991 | -30.61 billion current LCU | +49.3% |
| 1992 | -38.73 billion current LCU | +26.5% |
| 1993 | -41.46 billion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 1994 | -20.52 billion current LCU | -50.5% |
| 1995 | -46.37 billion current LCU | +126.0% |
| 1996 | -55.88 billion current LCU | +20.5% |
| 1997 | -51.56 billion current LCU | -7.7% |
| 1998 | -51.39 billion current LCU | -0.3% |
| 1999 | -62.90 billion current LCU | +22.4% |
| 2000 | -71.61 billion current LCU | +13.8% |
| 2001 | -111.09 billion current LCU | +55.1% |
| 2002 | -95.08 billion current LCU | -14.4% |
| 2003 | -94.32 billion current LCU | -0.8% |
| 2004 | -139.49 billion current LCU | +47.9% |
| 2005 | -161.59 billion current LCU | +15.8% |
| 2006 | -187.70 billion current LCU | +16.2% |
| 2007 | -242.62 billion current LCU | +29.3% |
| 2008 | -276.76 billion current LCU | +14.1% |
| 2009 | -384.66 billion current LCU | +39.0% |
| 2010 | -461.03 billion current LCU | +19.9% |
| 2011 | -469.55 billion current LCU | +1.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's -469.55 billion current LCU is below the median for low income countries, which is -74.03 billion current LCU, 6.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's -469.55 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -32.01 billion current LCU, 14.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -41.99 billion current LCU | -62.90 billion current LCU | -20.51 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -176.49 billion current LCU | -384.66 billion current LCU | -71.61 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -465.29 billion current LCU | -469.55 billion current LCU | -461.03 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 40 Burkina Faso -373.88 billion current LCU compare
- 41 Cote d'Ivoire -402.20 billion current LCU compare
- 42 Guinea -422.76 billion current LCU compare
- 44 Senegal -636.10 billion current LCU compare
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe -641.46 billion current LCU compare
- 46 Uganda -1.74 trillion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Rwanda
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 93.2 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.932 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 13.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 517.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 433.51 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Rwanda?
- Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Rwanda was -469.55 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was -20.51 billion current LCU in 1990.
- What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -469.55 billion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Rwanda ranks 43rd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 322.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.