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Rwanda

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In brief

GDP per person: $1,124 (2025). World rank 193 of 210 (1 = best); in Africa, 37 of 52. GDP growth per year: +9.4% (2025). World rank 7 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 3 of 52. Price level, USA = 100: 27 (2025). World rank 184 of 198; in Africa, 48 of 53. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $8.4B → $16.4B, GDP per person $726 → $1,124, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $1,761 → $4,164. Better than all its neighbours (Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda): GDP growth per year. Worse than all its neighbours (Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda): unemployment and youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP
$16.4B 2025
GDP per person
$1,124 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$4,164 2025
GDP growth per year
+9.4% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
Low income
Gross national income per person
$1,150 2025
Inflation
+5.9% 2025
Price level, USA = 100
27 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
20.3% 2025
Industry, share of GDP
22% 2025
Services, share of GDP
52.3% 2025
Unemployment
11.4% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
16.4% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
57.3% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
21.6% 2025
Imports, share of GDP
35.1% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP
-12% 2024
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+5.9% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
3.4% 2024
Tax revenue, share of GDP
12.7% 2024
Currency
Rwandan Franc (RWF)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
39.4 2023
Living on under $3 a day
38.6% 2023