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Rwanda

Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 5.7%
Current prices2025
16USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 3.4%
Current prices2025
1,128USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.2 pp
Annual change2025
7.0%
Inflation▲ 2.3 pp
Average consumer prices2025
7.0%
Government debt▲ 1.2 pp
General government, gross2025
64.6% of GDP
Current account▼ 0.9 pp
Balance2025
-13.0% of GDP
Population▲ 2.2%
Total2025
14.16million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-2.80.024.51995: 24.5%1996: 11.6%1997: 14.9%1998: 8.3%1999: 3.3%2000: 8.4%2001: 8.5%2002: 13.2%2003: 2.2%2004: 7.4%2005: 9.4%2006: 9.2%2007: 7.7%2008: 11.2%2009: 6.2%2010: 7.3%2011: 8.0%2012: 8.6%2013: 4.7%2014: 5.7%2015: 8.9%2016: 5.7%2017: 4.7%2018: 8.1%2019: 9.3%2020: -2.8%2021: 8.4%2022: 9.8%2023: 8.6%2024: 7.2%2025: 7.0%2026: 7.2% (IMF projection)2027: 7.6% (IMF projection)2028: 6.8% (IMF projection)2029: 6.8% (IMF projection)2030: 6.8% (IMF projection)2031: 6.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-2.00.056.01995: 56.0%1996: 13.2%1997: 11.8%1998: 8.8%1999: -2.0%2000: 3.9%2001: 3.4%2002: 2.0%2003: 7.4%2004: 12.0%2005: 9.1%2006: 8.8%2007: 9.1%2008: 15.4%2009: 10.3%2010: 2.3%2011: 5.7%2012: 6.3%2013: 4.2%2014: 1.8%2015: 2.5%2016: 5.7%2017: 4.8%2018: 1.4%2019: 2.4%2020: 7.7%2021: 0.8%2022: 13.9%2023: 14.0%2024: 4.8%2025: 7.0%2026: 5.6% (IMF projection)2027: 5.0% (IMF projection)2028: 5.0% (IMF projection)2029: 5.0% (IMF projection)2030: 5.0% (IMF projection)2031: 5.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %8.49.88.67.27.07.27.66.86.86.8
Inflation, average consumer prices %0.813.914.04.87.05.65.05.05.05.0
GDP, current prices USD bn11141515161718202123
GDP per capita, current prices USD8681,0381,0971,0901,1281,1981,2461,2971,3651,451
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD2,8623,2933,6373,8934,1904,5244,8685,1895,5415,913
General government gross debt % of GDP66.259.061.463.464.666.867.467.467.265.2
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-6.9-5.6-4.9-6.2-4.5-4.3-3.0-2.8-3.1-2.0
Current account balance % of GDP-10.7-9.0-11.4-12.1-13.0-13.4-11.7-8.6-7.9-6.7
Population million12.9613.2513.5013.8614.1614.4714.7915.0515.3215.62

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.093.42000: 87%2001: 85%2002: 93%2003: 81%2004: 82%2005: 60%2006: 23%2007: 22%2008: 19%2009: 19%2010: 19%2011: 19%2012: 19%2013: 27%2014: 30%2015: 33%2016: 42%2017: 46%2018: 49%2019: 53%2020: 67%2021: 66%2022: 59%2023: 61%2024: 63%2025: 65%2026: 67% (IMF projection)2027: 67% (IMF projection)2028: 67% (IMF projection)2029: 67% (IMF projection)2030: 65% (IMF projection)2031: 62% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-15.50.02000: -4.7%2001: -5.3%2002: -7.0%2003: -5.0%2004: -1.9%2005: -2.3%2006: -4.2%2007: -2.1%2008: -4.7%2009: -6.8%2010: -6.6%2011: -7.0%2012: -9.8%2013: -7.6%2014: -11.5%2015: -12.8%2016: -15.5%2017: -9.6%2018: -10.1%2019: -11.7%2020: -11.7%2021: -10.7%2022: -9.0%2023: -11.4%2024: -12.1%2025: -13.0%2026: -13.4% (IMF projection)2027: -11.7% (IMF projection)2028: -8.6% (IMF projection)2029: -7.9% (IMF projection)2030: -6.7% (IMF projection)2031: -6.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199544.016.010.240.0
200533.814.98.742.5
201523.117.66.950.3
202520.322.08.352.3

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method1,150USD2025+59.7%
GNI, Atlas method17USD bn2025+97.9%
Exports of goods and services21.6% of GDP2025+8.2 pp
Imports of goods and services35.1% of GDP2025+2.8 pp
Life expectancy at birth68.0years2024+4.5%
Urban population30.9% of total2025+12.7 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)