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Rwanda

Rwanda reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Eight of ten datasets here reach 2025; two stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Rwanda ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
32ndGDP$15.1bn5
25thMobile93 per 1008
35thInternet use31.7%8
Last updated 1 Oct 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
TanzaniaDemocratic Republic of the CongoBurundiUgandaKigaliHuye
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CapitalKigaliLanguagesEnglish, French, KinyarwandaCurrencyRwandan franc · RWFArea26,338 km²

At a glance

14.6 million people, half of them under 20, in an economy of $17.3bn in 2026, growing 7.2% a year.

Rwanda’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
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Current to 2025To 2024
Population14.6mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age20.2years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$1,198current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use31.7%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Eight of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Policies and climate stop at 2024. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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ReportedModelledNo figure
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Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
04820142024ImportsExports
Imports have run at roughly 1.7 times exports over the decade; the band is the deficit.World BankSources →
Where exports goTop destinations, 2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo$0.88bnUAE$0.57bnChina$0.16bn
Democratic Republic of the Congo takes more of Rwanda’s goods than UAE and China combined.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2025
China$1.25bnTanzania$0.59bnIndia$0.47bn
China alone supplies more than Tanzania and India together.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
$600$900$1.2k20142024$1,060
Reported every year, including the 2024 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%10%20%201420241.8%
1.8% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 19.8% in 2023.IMFSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
00.30.620142024$0.52bn
2.8 times the 2014 figure.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2025 · top categories
Pearls & gold$0.52bnOres$0.31bnCoffee & tea$0.26bn
Pearls & gold alone is 48% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
0%40%80%2014202463.4%
Up 34 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Franc per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
050010001500201420241318.1
Lost 12% of its dollar value in 2024.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202472.0%
Up 52 points in a decade — the fastest-moving service in the record.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
3045602014202437.7
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
5065802014202468.0 yrs
Rising steadily across the decade.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
60901202014202493
Still below one subscription per person.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
0%20%40%2014202429.9%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerSix heads of state since 1961, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
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19612026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Paul Kagame has held the office of President of Rwanda since Apr 2000. The record holds 14 current ministers and two junior ministers, and a Prime Minister of Rwanda.

ElectedAppointed
Paul KagamePaul KagamePresident of Rwandain office since Apr 2000
No second seatthe deputy for this date is not in the record
Justin NsengiyumvaJustin NsengiyumvaPrime Minister of Rwandain office since Jul 2025
17 seats confirmed current · 16 recorded for 2025
14Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
Agriculture and Animal ResourcesLocal GovernmentSportsEducationTrade and IndustryInfrastructureDefenceYouth and ArtsHealth MinisterInteriorForeign AffairsICT and InnovationMinister in charge of Cabinet AffairsEnvironment
2Junior ministersministers of state, delegates and deputy ministers as the record holds them
Local Governmentcharge of Infrastructure
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Rwanda.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Rwanda
The whole table

Seven measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity72.0%202419.8%+52.2 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Clean cooking fuel9.0%20241.0%+8.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality37.7202449.2−11.4 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth68.0 yrs202465.1 yrs+2.9 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population30.9%202517.5%+13.4 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use31.7%202410.6%+21.1 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions93 / 100202468 / 100+25ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Rwanda

166 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Rwanda. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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How Rwanda ranks across Africa

Rwanda's position on 164 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Rwanda with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
ITU2025
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Rwanda: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Each upstream source keeps its own licence.
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