Rwanda
- Capital
- Kigali
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 14.6 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Rwanda rose 5.9% in 2025, faster than in most countries.
- Rwanda's economy grew 9.4% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Rwanda was US$1,124 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 11.4% of Rwanda's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Rwanda had 14.6 million people in 2025: about 0.2% of everyone on Earth, the 76th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Rwanda had a current account deficit of 12.0% of GDP in 2024, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Rwanda | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.9% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | −0.4% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | −0.3% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Rwanda | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.4% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −2.8% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Rwanda | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$1,124 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$1,060 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$1,061 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$1,007 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$843 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$803 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$823 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$773 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$751 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$721 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Rwanda | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.4% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Rwanda |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.6 million |
| 2024 | 14.3 million |
| 2023 | 14.0 million |
| 2022 | 13.7 million |
| 2021 | 13.4 million |
| 2020 | 13.1 million |
| 2019 | 12.8 million |
| 2018 | 12.5 million |
| 2017 | 12.2 million |
| 2016 | 11.9 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2010
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| Year | Rwanda | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | −12.0% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −11.1% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −9.1% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −10.8% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −11.7% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −11.7% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −10.1% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −9.6% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −15.5% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −12.8% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Rwanda: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Rwanda since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.