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Rwanda – R&D Spending

Name: Rwanda R&D Spending
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development as a share of GDP. Covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development. · World Bank

0.79% +0.04% from 2019 G20 rank: 6th · all-time high: 0.79% (2023)

APA

Rwanda R&D Spending. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/rwanda/rd-spending

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_rwanda_rd-spending,
  title = {Rwanda R&D Spending},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/rwanda/rd-spending},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	0.87%	–	–
2025* trend	0.85%	–	–
2023	0.79%	+0.04%	6th
2019	0.76%	+0.11%	48th
2016	0.65%	–	47th

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Orthodox Tightening Cycle

Inflation above 40%, lending rate above 30%, rate-inflation gap narrowing, reserves stable or rising. Signals credible monetary tightening.

Inflation 19.8% Rate 16.1% Gap -3.7pp Reserves YoY +6.3%

This pattern occurred 271 times in G20 history, 157 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Rate

19.4%

Gap

-8.8pp

Reserves YoY

+2.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Rate

61.7%

Gap

-158.2pp

Reserves YoY

+28.1%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Rate

24.3%

Gap

-4.0pp

Reserves YoY

+35.8%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2023

Inflation

33.9%

Rate

17.8%

Gap

-16.1pp

Reserves YoY

+2.9%

Gambia, The 2023

Inflation

17.0%

Rate

20.8%

Gap

+3.8pp

Reserves YoY

+1.5%

Hungary 2023

Inflation

17.1%

Rate

15.3%

Gap

-1.8pp

Reserves YoY

+10.9%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Rwanda matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2023. Historically, 58% of countries showing this pattern (157 out of 271) saw r&d spending improve within 24 months. View full analysis →