At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Rwanda
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 19.4 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 16.4B in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 1,124 in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2025MajorPopulation reached a record high of 14.6M people in 2025 (series since 1960).
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2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 252 in 2000 to US$ 1,124 in 2025 (+346.2 % in current US dollars).
Life expectancy of 68.0 years ranks 11th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa (2024).
The fertility rate fell from 5.97 births/woman in 2000 to 3.65 births/woman in 2024.
With a median age of 19.4 years, Rwanda ranks 180th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Within Sub-Saharan Africa, Rwanda ranks 26th of 47 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 4,164, 2025).
Life expectancy gained 20.2 years since 2000, from 47.8 years to 68.0 years in 2024.
GDP grew 6.9 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
30.9 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 15.8 % in 2000.
Trade is worth 56.7 % of GDP (2025), below the world median of 79.8 %.
31.7 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 8.0 % in 2010.
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 39.3 % in 2010 to 49.6 % in 2024 (+10.3 points).
CO₂ emissions of 0.14 t per person are 0.05× the world median of 3.10 t (2024).
Unemployment of 11.4 % in 2025 is above the Sub-Saharan Africa median of 5.1 %.
Rwanda's population grew 77.4 % between 2000 and 2025, from 8.2M people to 14.6M people.
Borders: Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania, Uganda
Languages: English, French, Kinyarwanda
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp dropImports of goods and services (% of GDP) fell 8.1 points to 35.1 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseUrbanisation rose 1.0 points to 30.9 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropTrade openness fell 15.0 points to 56.7 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropExports of goods and services (% of GDP) fell 6.9 points to 21.6 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropMerchandise imports (current US$) fell 15.9 % to US$ 5.1B in 2025.
- ReversalNet migration turned positive in 2025 (6,282 people).
- Record highHousehold consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$) set a new high of US$ 612 in 2025, the first since 2016.
- 2024
- Sharp dropInflation fell 18.0 points to 1.8 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseWomen in parliament rose 2.5 points to 63.8 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseEmployment in services (% of total employment) rose 11.5 points to 45.4 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropEmployment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell 15.4 points to 36.5 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseTrade balance rose US$ 642.9M to US$ -2.2B in 2024.
- Sharp riseEmployment in industry (% of total employment) rose 3.9 points to 18.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropCO₂ emissions from gas fell 11.7 % to 0.1 Mt in 2024.
- Sharp dropLabour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) fell 0.9 points to 57.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseUrbanisation rose 1.0 points to 29.9 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseExternal debt stocks (% of GNI) rose 12.9 points to 93.9 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropUnemployment fell 1.0 points to 11.3 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseExports of goods and services (% of GDP) rose 4.7 points to 28.4 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseChildren out of school, primary rose 113.5 % to 19,504 children in 2024.
- Sharp riseSchool enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose 3.7 points to 48.8 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseEmployment to population ratio (ages 15+) rose 0.5 points to 56.3 % in 2024.
- Record highEmployment to population ratio (ages 15+) set a new high of 56.3 % in 2024, the first since 1997.
- Record highEmployment in services (% of total employment) set a new high of 45.4 % in 2024, the first since 2019.
- Record lowEmployment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell to a new low of 36.5 % in 2024, the first since 2019.
- Record highOld-age dependency ratio set a new high of 6.7 % in 2024, the first since 1964.
- Record highTertiary attainment set a new high of 6.5 % in 2024, the first since 2019.
- 2023
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