Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Rwanda
Rwanda: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 211.25 billion in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Rwanda, 1964–2005
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 211.25 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2005. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.7% on the previous year and up 663.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Rwanda peaked at 211.25 billion in 2005 and was at its lowest, -334.50 million, in 1969.
That places Rwanda 81st out of 178 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 264.00 million | — |
| 1965 | 131.00 million | -50.4% |
| 1966 | -253.00 million | -293.1% |
| 1967 | -78.00 million | -69.2% |
| 1968 | -134.60 million | +72.6% |
| 1969 | -334.50 million | +148.5% |
| 1970 | 320.90 million | -195.9% |
| 1971 | 269.60 million | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 305.90 million | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 901.90 million | +194.8% |
| 1974 | 816.20 million | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 1.93 billion | +136.7% |
| 1976 | 4.54 billion | +135.2% |
| 1977 | 6.63 billion | +46.0% |
| 1978 | 6.32 billion | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 11.88 billion | +87.9% |
| 1980 | 12.59 billion | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 11.52 billion | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 7.32 billion | -36.4% |
| 1983 | 5.64 billion | -23.0% |
| 1984 | 7.29 billion | +29.2% |
| 1985 | 6.83 billion | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 10.79 billion | +58.1% |
| 1987 | 9.76 billion | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 7.23 billion | -26.0% |
| 1989 | 4.59 billion | -36.4% |
| 1990 | 406.78 million | -91.1% |
| 1991 | 9.81 billion | +2312.6% |
| 1992 | 7.54 billion | -23.2% |
| 1993 | 2.00 billion | -73.5% |
| 1994 | 2.63 billion | +31.6% |
| 1995 | 27.67 billion | +951.1% |
| 1996 | 31.63 billion | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 40.57 billion | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 34.03 billion | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 38.17 billion | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 59.12 billion | +54.9% |
| 2001 | 72.81 billion | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 93.75 billion | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 90.68 billion | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 160.42 billion | +76.9% |
| 2005 | 211.25 billion | +31.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -67.52 million | -334.50 million | 264.00 million | 6 |
| 1970s | 3.39 billion | 269.60 million | 11.88 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.36 billion | 4.59 billion | 12.59 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.45 billion | 406.78 million | 40.57 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.67 billion | 59.12 billion | 211.25 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Rwanda
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -22.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 98.37 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 16.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -19.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0853 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 95.89 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -22.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 98.37 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Rwanda?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Rwanda was 211.25 billion in 2005, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 211.25 billion in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -334.50 million in 1969.
- How does Rwanda rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Rwanda ranks 81st out of 178 countries with data for 2005.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 663.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.