Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.0% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2024.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Rwanda peaked at 3.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 33rd out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +25.5% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +34.9% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -42.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +16.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.5%, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,784 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.98 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Rwanda?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Rwanda was 1.0% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Rwanda ranks 33rd out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).