Liquid liabilities to GDP in Rwanda
Rwanda: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 27.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Rwanda, 1964–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in Rwanda stood at 27.2%. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Rwanda peaked at 27.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1968.
Rwanda ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 15.7% | — |
| 1965 | 17.8% | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 13.1% | -26.1% |
| 1967 | 10.8% | -18.0% |
| 1968 | 10.5% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 11.2% | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 11.7% | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 13.1% | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 16.5% | +26.1% |
| 1974 | 18.7% | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 11.4% | -39.1% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 14.2% | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 13.8% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 14.6% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 13.0% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 12.3% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 13.4% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 15.5% | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 17.0% | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 17.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 14.0% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | +65.1% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +3.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 27.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.2%, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 27.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +65.1% | 13.6% | 22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 10.5% | 17.8% | 6 |
| 1970s | 14.0% | 11.4% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 12.3% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 13.6% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.3% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 15.6% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 26.2% | 27.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More financial sector data for Rwanda
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.88 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.37 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.88 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Rwanda?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Rwanda was 27.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1968.
- How does Rwanda rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Rwanda ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.