Wages and salaries in Rwanda
Rwanda: Wages and salaries was 130.39 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Wages and salaries in Rwanda, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 130.39 billion current LCU for wages and salaries in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 232.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Rwanda peaked at 130.39 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.63 billion current LCU, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wages and salaries in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.68 billion current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 13.29 billion current LCU | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 14.67 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 16.20 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 6.63 billion current LCU | -59.1% |
| 1995 | 13.56 billion current LCU | +104.4% |
| 1996 | 19.11 billion current LCU | +41.0% |
| 1997 | 28.74 billion current LCU | +50.4% |
| 1998 | 28.92 billion current LCU | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 34.40 billion current LCU | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 36.69 billion current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 39.27 billion current LCU | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 40.58 billion current LCU | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 44.01 billion current LCU | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 48.54 billion current LCU | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 51.21 billion current LCU | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 62.20 billion current LCU | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 73.36 billion current LCU | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 84.18 billion current LCU | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 97.40 billion current LCU | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 116.55 billion current LCU | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 130.39 billion current LCU | +11.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 130.39 billion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.10 billion current LCU, 2.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 130.39 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.80 billion current LCU, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wages and salaries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +104.4% | 6.63 billion current LCU | 13.56 billion current LCU |
| 1994 | -59.1% | 16.20 billion current LCU | 6.63 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.72 billion current LCU | 6.63 billion current LCU | 34.40 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.74 billion current LCU | 36.69 billion current LCU | 97.40 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.47 billion current LCU | 116.55 billion current LCU | 130.39 billion current LCU | 2 |
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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 wages and salaries in Rwanda?
- Wages and salaries in Rwanda was 130.39 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 130.39 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.63 billion current LCU in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for wages and salaries?
- Rwanda ranks 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.1%. 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 Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wages and salaries consist of all payments in cash, but not in kind, to employees in return for services rendered, before deduction of withholding taxes and employees contributions to social security and pension funds. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.