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Indicators of economy in Rwanda

The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product, the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2021 was at about 12,183 USD per capita. GDP in Rwanda, on the other hand, reached USD 822 per capita, or 11.07 billion USD for the whole country. Rwanda is one of the smaller economies and is currently ranked 146. If this is calculated per inhabitant, taking purchasing power parity into account, then Rwanda ranks 171st in the list of the richest countries.

Inflation in Rwanda in 2022 was around 17.69%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 9.22 percent. In the United States, it was most recently 8.00%.

The index for perceived corruption in the public sector is 51, which is rather mediocre by global standards.


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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Overall, the gross domestic product in Rwanda in 2020 decreased moderatly from 10.36 billion US dollars to 10.18 billion US dollars. Certainly, there have been shifts in some sectors of the economy, but a drop of 1.7 percent is still comparatively good this year. Numerous countries suffered more substantial losses. The tourism sector alone slumped by around 67 percent. The unemployment rate rose from 12.4 to 13.0 percent. The consumer inflation rate has risen from 3.3 percent previously to 9.9 percent now.

In 2021, there was already a recovery and the gross domestic product increased to 11.07 billion US dollars (=106.9% of 2019).

Income and purchasing power

The average monthly income in Rwanda is 70 US Dollar per capita. In the USA, the figure is 5,911 US Dollar. However, the prices of consumer goods are also around 68.3 percent lower than in the USA. If you compare income and price levels, the result is a more expensive life in Rwanda than in the United States. The bottom line is that the costs do not offset the lower income, and you get about 96.3 percent less.

However, it is also important to remember that this is a purely statistical model. Both the labor output and the type and quality of the goods received always correspond to the national average on both sides of the equation - so they do not necessarily have to match. Here you can also find an international comparison of cost of living and purchasing power.

Unemployment rates in percentages 1991 - 2022

Economic performance 2021

 Rwanda
Total
Rwanda
per capita
EU
Total
EU
per capita
GDP11.07 bn USD822.35 USD17.177 tn USD33,384.92 USD
Gross national product11.26 bn USD836.29 USD16.895 tn USD32,835.37 USD


In the Global Innovation Index, Rwanda ranked 105th in 2022 with 18.7 points. The index is calculated annually by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and most recently included 132 countries. The top country was Switzerland with 64.6 points.

Development of gross domestic product in billions of USD 1960 - 2021




Imports and Exports 2021

 Rwanda
Total
Rwanda
per capita
EU
Total
EU
per capita
Imports3.58 bn USD265.75 USD8.916 tn USD17,329.02 USD
Exports1.93 bn USD143.29 USD9.554 tn USD18,569.19 USD


Development of imports and exports in millions of USD 2010 - 2021

Exports
Imports



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