Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in Rwanda
Rwanda: Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests was 1.13 US dollar in 2018. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth in Rwanda, 2000–2018
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.13 US dollar for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Rwanda peaked at 1.13 US dollar in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5447 US dollar, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 127th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5447 US dollar | — |
| 2001 | 0.5583 US dollar | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5724 US dollar | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5756 US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5977 US dollar | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6266 US dollar | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7081 US dollar | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7277 US dollar | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7601 US dollar | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7436 US dollar | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7553 US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8061 US dollar | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8448 US dollar | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8774 US dollar | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8986 US dollar | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9582 US dollar | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.03 US dollar | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.11 US dollar | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.13 US dollar | +1.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.13 US dollar is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.87 US dollar, 29% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.13 US dollar is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.38 US dollar, 21% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6415 US dollar | 0.5447 US dollar | 0.7601 US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9345 US dollar | 0.7553 US dollar | 1.13 US dollar | 9 |
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More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Rwanda?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Rwanda was 1.13 US dollar in 2018, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 US dollar in 2018.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5447 US dollar in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth?
- Rwanda ranks 127th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth — National wealth, forests, ecosystem services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 29 shows estimates of total national wealth, taking into account produced capital, human capital, and natural resources. These estimates were calculated in the World Bank publication The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021.