Subsidies in Rwanda
Rwanda: Subsidies was 223.22 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Rwanda, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in GFS, current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, subsidies in Rwanda stood at 223.22 billion GFS, current LCU. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 1,368.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Rwanda peaked at 223.22 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.00 billion GFS, current LCU, in 1994.
Rwanda ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.50 billion GFS, current LCU | 1.00 billion GFS, current LCU | 11.50 billion GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.85 billion GFS, current LCU | 10.99 billion GFS, current LCU | 162.44 billion GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 206.01 billion GFS, current LCU | 188.80 billion GFS, current LCU | 223.22 billion GFS, current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 4 Mozambique 471.25 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 5 Senegal 272.53 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 6 Cameroon 229.74 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 9 Gabon 108.39 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 10 Togo 74.78 billion GFS, current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Rwanda
- Scientific and technical journal articles 433.51 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 13.29 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 93.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 93.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 31.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 14 (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.26 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.5956 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 84,919 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Rwanda?
- Subsidies in Rwanda was 223.22 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 223.22 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 billion GFS, current LCU in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for subsidies?
- Rwanda ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Is subsidies rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,368.0%. 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 Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.