Rwanda - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Rwanda was $3,577,564,000 as of 2020. Over the past 10 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,737,158,000 in 2019 and $1,643,832,000 in 2010.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2010 $1,643,832,000
2011 $2,178,011,000
2012 $2,374,196,000
2013 $2,453,480,000
2014 $2,653,521,000
2015 $2,938,738,000
2016 $3,056,245,000
2017 $3,070,593,000
2018 $3,341,378,000
2019 $3,737,158,000
2020 $3,577,564,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Rwanda was $3,649,282,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,740,846,000 in 2019 and $12,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 $12,000,000
1961 $12,000,000
1962 $16,000,000
1963 $16,200,000
1964 $16,400,000
1965 $25,200,000
1966 $24,902,860
1967 $24,593,000
1968 $26,070,000
1969 $27,090,000
1970 $33,500,000
1971 $37,610,080
1972 $40,062,970
1973 $39,083,910
1974 $65,821,690
1975 $101,216,600
1976 $123,695,700
1977 $131,860,000
1978 $215,559,900
1979 $252,391,600
1980 $331,033,100
1981 $306,102,700
1982 $339,856,000
1983 $307,168,300
1984 $312,153,000
1985 $341,193,200
1986 $391,947,100
1987 $412,959,400
1988 $421,685,700
1989 $415,791,800
1990 $358,799,600
1991 $345,146,600
1992 $370,561,900
1993 $404,237,000
1994 $488,303,900
1995 $334,008,600
1996 $362,153,700
1997 $475,297,200
1998 $461,714,700
1999 $472,851,700
2000 $457,371,700
2001 $431,274,200
2002 $421,290,800
2003 $460,447,700
2004 $548,212,900
2005 $690,285,800
2006 $741,574,000
2007 $907,851,600
2008 $1,363,946,000
2009 $1,500,227,000
2010 $1,625,273,000
2011 $1,862,867,000
2012 $2,185,173,000
2013 $2,283,504,000
2014 $2,476,587,000
2015 $2,731,456,000
2016 $2,961,879,000
2017 $3,067,114,000
2018 $3,341,700,000
2019 $3,740,846,000
2020 $3,649,282,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Rwanda was 3,441,780,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,441,780,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 600,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 600,000,000
1961 600,000,000
1962 800,000,000
1963 810,000,100
1964 820,000,000
1965 1,260,000,000
1966 2,179,000,000
1967 2,459,300,000
1968 2,607,000,000
1969 2,709,000,000
1970 3,350,000,000
1971 3,750,000,000
1972 3,690,000,000
1973 3,280,000,000
1974 6,120,002,000
1975 9,339,998,000
1976 12,000,000,000
1977 12,650,000,000
1978 19,290,000,000
1979 21,880,000,000
1980 28,490,000,000
1981 26,680,000,000
1982 31,627,000,000
1983 29,517,000,000
1984 31,288,000,000
1985 34,544,000,000
1986 34,331,000,000
1987 32,814,000,000
1988 32,236,900,000
1989 33,325,300,000
1990 30,033,000,000
1991 43,200,000,000
1992 49,632,550,000
1993 58,305,930,000
1994 107,427,000,000
1995 87,571,140,000
1996 111,116,000,000
1997 143,316,000,000
1998 144,200,000,000
1999 157,905,000,000
2000 178,236,000,000
2001 191,051,000,000
2002 200,267,000,000
2003 247,562,000,000
2004 316,565,000,000
2005 385,057,000,000
2006 409,134,000,000
2007 496,554,000,000
2008 745,872,000,000
2009 852,551,000,000
2010 947,747,000,000
2011 1,118,290,000,000
2012 1,342,340,000,000
2013 1,476,600,000,000
2014 1,688,690,000,000
2015 1,966,270,000,000
2016 2,331,740,000,000
2017 2,550,400,000,000
2018 2,877,820,000,000
2019 3,364,740,000,000
2020 3,441,780,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Rwanda was 3,831,706,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,967,665,000 in 2019 and 21,113,910 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 22,618,140
1961 21,113,910
1962 30,590,010
1963 27,276,330
1964 23,799,080
1965 34,188,130
1966 43,200,380
1967 35,629,450
1968 37,449,850
1969 39,418,460
1970 44,339,210
1971 49,689,880
1972 62,064,670
1973 53,088,380
1974 84,955,120
1975 72,394,400
1976 84,855,420
1977 81,319,780
1978 103,967,000
1979 109,885,300
1980 129,976,400
1981 127,990,800
1982 182,990,900
1983 177,797,200
1984 182,187,900
1985 188,953,100
1986 217,455,200
1987 194,718,400
1988 193,964,600
1989 181,905,100
1990 153,759,600
1991 283,425,900
1992 291,078,400
1993 339,005,700
1994 382,876,400
1995 248,595,900
1996 257,299,600
1997 357,645,200
1998 390,314,000
1999 514,144,900
2000 640,276,200
2001 606,866,800
2002 663,843,100
2003 580,136,000
2004 701,844,100
2005 784,747,800
2006 968,069,000
2007 1,088,453,000
2008 1,059,577,000
2009 1,241,919,000
2010 1,270,399,000
2011 1,495,873,000
2012 1,776,486,000
2013 1,938,049,000
2014 2,220,425,000
2015 2,731,456,000
2016 2,939,910,000
2017 3,109,422,000
2018 3,361,139,000
2019 3,967,665,000
2020 3,831,706,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Rwanda was -3.43 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 84.33 in 1991 and a minimum value of -35.07 in 1995.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 -6.65
1962 44.88
1963 -10.83
1964 -12.75
1965 43.65
1966 26.36
1967 -17.53
1968 5.11
1969 5.26
1970 12.48
1971 12.07
1972 24.90
1973 -14.46
1974 60.03
1975 -14.79
1976 17.21
1977 -4.17
1978 27.85
1979 5.69
1980 18.28
1981 -1.53
1982 42.97
1983 -2.84
1984 2.47
1985 3.71
1986 15.08
1987 -10.46
1988 -0.39
1989 -6.22
1990 -15.47
1991 84.33
1992 2.70
1993 16.47
1994 12.94
1995 -35.07
1996 3.50
1997 39.00
1998 9.13
1999 31.73
2000 24.53
2001 -5.22
2002 9.39
2003 -12.61
2004 20.98
2005 11.81
2006 23.36
2007 12.44
2008 -2.65
2009 17.21
2010 2.29
2011 17.75
2012 18.76
2013 9.09
2014 14.57
2015 23.02
2016 7.63
2017 5.77
2018 8.10
2019 18.05
2020 -3.43

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Rwanda was 3,142,830,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,254,340,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 17,317,970,000 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 18,551,760,000
1961 17,317,970,000
1962 25,090,420,000
1963 22,372,490,000
1964 19,520,400,000
1965 28,041,660,000
1966 35,433,660,000
1967 29,223,860,000
1968 30,716,980,000
1969 32,331,670,000
1970 36,367,750,000
1971 40,756,450,000
1972 50,906,460,000
1973 43,543,950,000
1974 69,681,580,000
1975 59,379,060,000
1976 69,599,800,000
1977 66,699,800,000
1978 85,275,410,000
1979 90,129,740,000
1980 106,609,000,000
1981 104,980,000,000
1982 150,092,000,000
1983 145,832,000,000
1984 149,433,000,000
1985 154,982,000,000
1986 178,360,000,000
1987 159,711,000,000
1988 159,093,000,000
1989 149,202,000,000
1990 126,116,000,000
1991 232,471,000,000
1992 238,747,000,000
1993 278,058,000,000
1994 314,041,000,000
1995 203,902,000,000
1996 211,041,000,000
1997 293,346,000,000
1998 320,142,000,000
1999 421,710,000,000
2000 525,165,000,000
2001 497,762,000,000
2002 544,495,000,000
2003 475,837,000,000
2004 575,664,000,000
2005 643,663,000,000
2006 794,026,000,000
2007 892,767,000,000
2008 869,082,000,000
2009 1,018,640,000,000
2010 1,042,000,000,000
2011 1,226,940,000,000
2012 1,457,100,000,000
2013 1,589,620,000,000
2014 1,821,230,000,000
2015 2,240,390,000,000
2016 2,411,360,000,000
2017 2,550,400,000,000
2018 2,756,860,000,000
2019 3,254,340,000,000
2020 3,142,830,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Rwanda was 35.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 64.79 in 1994, while its lowest value was 9.84 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.08
1961 9.84
1962 12.80
1963 12.66
1964 12.62
1965 16.94
1966 20.00
1967 15.41
1968 15.14
1969 14.36
1970 15.23
1971 16.87
1972 16.26
1973 13.44
1974 21.34
1975 17.70
1976 19.40
1977 17.66
1978 23.80
1979 22.75
1980 26.38
1981 21.75
1982 24.15
1983 20.76
1984 19.66
1985 19.89
1986 20.15
1987 19.14
1988 17.60
1989 17.29
1990 14.07
1991 18.06
1992 18.26
1993 20.50
1994 64.79
1995 25.82
1996 26.20
1997 25.67
1998 23.21
1999 21.94
2000 22.12
2001 21.94
2002 21.44
2003 21.55
2004 23.08
2005 23.54
2006 22.35
2007 22.32
2008 26.35
2009 26.45
2010 26.55
2011 27.07
2012 28.56
2013 29.22
2014 30.05
2015 31.99
2016 34.08
2017 33.15
2018 34.66
2019 36.12
2020 35.31

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments