Foreign direct investment, net in Rwanda

Rwanda: Foreign direct investment, net was -559.78 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-559.78 million BoP, current US$
Change on year
down 25.7%
World rank
107th
of 196 countries
All-time high
-112.13 million BoP, current US$
in 2011
All-time low
-559.78 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Foreign direct investment, net in Rwanda, 2010–2024

-600.0M-500.0M-400.0M-300.0M-200.0M-100.0M2010201720242010: -216.2M BoP, current US$2011: -112.1M BoP, current US$2012: -269.6M BoP, current US$2013: -233.8M BoP, current US$2014: -310.2M BoP, current US$2015: -158.6M BoP, current US$2016: -232.0M BoP, current US$2017: -258.3M BoP, current US$2018: -348.2M BoP, current US$2019: -257.7M BoP, current US$2020: -152.6M BoP, current US$2021: -233.4M BoP, current US$2022: -305.1M BoP, current US$2023: -445.2M BoP, current US$2024: -559.8M BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded -559.78 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.7% on the previous year and down 80.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net in Rwanda peaked at -112.13 million BoP, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -559.78 million BoP, current US$, in 2024.

That places Rwanda 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s -239.68 million BoP, current US$ -348.23 million BoP, current US$ -112.13 million BoP, current US$ 10
2020s -339.21 million BoP, current US$ -559.78 million BoP, current US$ -152.61 million BoP, current US$ 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 104 Zimbabwe -465.43 million BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 105 Madagascar -471.82 million BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina -525.95 million BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 108 Sudan -573.50 million BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 109 Lebanon -582.76 million BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 110 Montenegro -601.07 million BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net in Rwanda?
Foreign direct investment, net in Rwanda was -559.78 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was -112.13 million BoP, current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was -559.78 million BoP, current US$ in 2024.
How does Rwanda rank for foreign direct investment, net?
Rwanda ranks 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign direct investment, net rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
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Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.