Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Rwanda: key statistics
Rwanda has 14.6m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,124. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Kigali
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Currency
- Rwandan franc RWF
- Languages
- French, English, Swahili, Kinyarwanda
- ISO codes
- RWRWA
- Land neighbours
- Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda
Population14.6m2025 · rank 76 of 217GDP$16.4bn2025 · rank 142 of 211GDP per capita$1,1242025 · rank 195 of 211Life expectancy68.0 yrs2024 · rank 167 of 217Internet users31.7%2024 · rank 168 of 188Fertility3.652024 · rank 38 of 217CO₂ per person0.16 t2024 · rank 184 of 203Inflation5.9%2025 · rank 37 of 180
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Rwanda, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Rwanda by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14.6m | 2025 | 76/217 | 26/48 | +25% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.17% | 2025 | 40/217 | 28/48 | −0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 30.9% | 2025 | 195/217 | 40/48 | +12.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.65 | 2024 | 38/217 | 35/48 | −11% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 4.0% | 2025 | 166/217 | 10/48 | +1.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 37.0% | 2025 | 42/217 | 36/48 | −4.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 599.9 | 2024 | 17/216 | 2/48 | +30% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 28.1 | 2024 | 39/217 | 37/48 | −13% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 26,340 km² | 2024 | 145/216 | 41/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $16.4bn | 2025 | 142/211 | 26/46 | +94% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,124 | 2025 | 195/211 | 32/46 | +55% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $4,164 | 2025 | 175/199 | 26/46 | +137% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,150 | 2025 | 181/201 | 28/46 | +60% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 9.4% | 2025 | 7/210 | 2/46 | +0.5 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 7.0% | 2025 | 10/210 | 1/46 | +0.7 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 20.3% | 2025 | 35/198 | 25/45 | −2.8 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 22.0% | 2025 | 113/201 | 30/45 | +4.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 52.3% | 2025 | 134/201 | 17/45 | +2.0 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 34.1% | 2025 | 14/175 | 6/43 | +9.6 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 22.8% | 2024 | 81/163 | 12/39 | +10.8 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 5.9% | 2025 | 37/180 | 16/44 | +3.4 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 7.3% | 2024 | 41/136 | 14/36 | −4.1 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 16.0% | 2024 | 26/136 | 15/36 | −1.2 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1,428.48 | 2025 | 20/210 | 9/47 | +98% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 12.7% | 2024 | 100/142 | 16/32 | −0.4 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 18.0% | 2023 | 109/142 | 15/32 | — | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 93.9% | 2024 | 12/119 | 5/43 | +57.7 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.29% | 2025 | 101/156 | 23/45 | +0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 21.6% | 2025 | 140/184 | 26/43 | +8.2 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 35.1% | 2025 | 115/184 | 17/43 | +2.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 56.7% | 2025 | 135/184 | 23/43 | +10.9 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -12.0% | 2024 | 161/185 | 36/42 | −0.5 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 5.9% | 2025 | 36/197 | 9/46 | +4.0 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 3.4% | 2024 | 71/178 | 19/41 | +1.2 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.6m | 2019 | 77/196 | 6/42 | +146% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 11.4% | 2025 | 31/187 | 12/47 | −0.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 16.4% | 2025 | 70/187 | 14/47 | −0.2 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 63.7% | 2025 | 78/187 | 25/47 | +3.0 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 57.3% | 2025 | 64/187 | 24/47 | +2.8 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $1.4bn | 2023 | 32/145 | 18/48 | +28% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 9.5% | 2023 | 27/139 | 11/47 | −4.8 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $99.4 | 2023 | 45/145 | 12/48 | +1.5% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 38.6% | 2023 | 24/151 | 24/44 | −26.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 62.2% | 2023 | 18/151 | 18/44 | −17.9 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 27.4% | 2023 | 50/145 | 37/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 39.4 | 2023 | 42/151 | 18/44 | −13% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 22.6% | 2024 | 19/167 | 14/44 | −11.7 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 63.8% | 2025 | 1/190 | 1/46 | ±0.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 78.8% | 2022 | 101/141 | 11/41 | +10.4 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 76.7% | 2022 | 102/147 | 11/41 | +12.0 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 149.6% | 2024 | 2/191 | 2/41 | +11.3 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 48.8% | 2024 | 158/176 | 18/34 | +7.0 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 9.4% | 2024 | 157/172 | 22/34 | +2.1 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 66.8% | 2024 | 153/168 | 23/36 | +2.5 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 59.5 | 2018 | 2/173 | 2/40 | −12% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.6% | 2024 | 73/184 | 11/43 | +0.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 68.0 yrs | 2024 | 167/217 | 11/48 | +4.5% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 29.4 | 2024 | 48/196 | 37/48 | −15% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 37.7 | 2024 | 46/196 | 36/48 | −23% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 229 | 2023 | 34/194 | 31/48 | −28% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.1% | 2023 | 123/193 | 20/48 | −1.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $52.7 | 2023 | 173/193 | 32/48 | +10% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.09 | 2022 | 170/180 | 37/46 | +598% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 97% | 2024 | 39/193 | 3/48 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 2.0% | 2024 | 18/153 | 18/44 | −1.3 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 33.1% | 2020 | 24/154 | 16/46 | −11.2 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 61.4% | 2024 | 197/206 | 38/46 | +5.7 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 81.3% | 2024 | 141/203 | 4/46 | +14.8 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 31.7% | 2024 | 168/188 | 29/46 | +21.1 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 93.2 | 2024 | 154/210 | 25/48 | +37% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.6 | 2024 | 177/208 | 23/48 | +2,221% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 72.0% | 2024 | 177/215 | 15/48 | +52.2 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 9.0% | 2024 | 172/192 | 29/48 | +8.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.16 t | 2024 | 184/203 | 37/47 | +92% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 79.9% | 2022 | 17/212 | 15/48 | −8.9 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 59.9% | 2021 | 58/206 | 20/48 | −5.2 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 26.1% | 2024 | 116/214 | 21/48 | +6.9 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 48.9% | 2024 | 7/206 | 2/48 | −3.3 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 6.4% | 2022 | 98/177 | 18/47 | +1.9 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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