Rwanda: Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Rwanda's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) fell 0.85 percentage points on 2023 (from 8.71% to 7.87%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was −1.1 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.72 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.53 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.07 percentage points in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Rwanda had the 27th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Rwanda in the 2024 ranking

• Nicaragua — 23rd of 29: 11.51%
• Bhutan — 24th of 29: 8.36%
• Naoero — 25th of 29: 8.1%
• Djibouti — 27th of 29: 7.12%
• Jordan — 28th of 29: 6.11%
• Sierra Leone — 29th of 29: -0.41%

What this measures

Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 15 values

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies

• Angola — 9.14% (2025)
• Benin — 47.01% (2023)
• Botswana — 60.55% (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 17.28% (2024)
• Burundi — 17.25% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 36.85% (2025)
• Cameroon — 40.73% (2024)
• Comoros — 13.4% (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 21.84% (2025)
• Congo, Rep.

More economic policy & debt data for Rwanda

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.47 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 3.52 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.46 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 3.28 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 15.06% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$10.54 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 15.06 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Rwanda's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)?

7.87% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2010?

It is down 15.13 percentage points from 23% in 2010. The highest value was 24.53% in 2014 and the lowest 6.97% in 2016.

How does Rwanda rank?

27th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for Rwanda?

In 2024, Rwanda's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) fell 0.85 percentage points on 2023 (from 8.71% to 7.87%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was −1.1 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.72 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.CMCP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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