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Unemployment
Unemployment rate

15.6 %

Q3, 2026
Employment
Employment-to-population ratio

54 %

Q3, 2026
GDP
Gross Domestic Product (bn RWF)

7,174

Q2, 2026
CPI
Consumer Price Index

223.7

September 2026

Latest Statistical Releases

Labour Force Survey - 2026 (Q3)

Rwanda's unemployment rate at 15.6 pct in Q3, 2026.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) - September 2026

Rwanda's inflation is 17.2 pct year on year in Sept. 2026.

Index of Industrial Production - August 2026

Rwanda's industrial output up 6.8 pct in August 2026.

Formal external trade in Goods - August 2026

Rwanda's trade balance was US$ 255.32 mln. in Aug. 2026.

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Consumer Price Index (CPI) - May 2025

Rwanda's CPI increased by 6.9 % year on year in May 2025.
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Labor force and Economic Activity

In February 2025 (Q1), the working age population (16 years and above) was around 8.4 million of whom around 4.7 million were employed.
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Seasonal Agricultural Survey - Season A, 2025

At least 1.019 million hectares were allocated to seasonal crops.
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) - April 2025

Rwanda’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), main gauge of inflation increased by 6.3 percent on annual basis in April 2025.
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Formal external trade in Goods report (Q4,2024)

In the fourth quarter of 2024, Rwanda’s total trade was US$ 2,484.12 million.
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Producer Price Index (PPI) - March 2025

Rwanda’s general PPI up 5 pct in March 2025.
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EICV7 - Thematic Report Education 2023/24

Estimates from EICV7 survey show that 10% of persons aged 15 years and above have never attended school, 41% attended school but did not complete primary…
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) - March 2025

Rwanda’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), main gauge of inflation increased by 6.5 percent year on year in March 2025 up from 6.3 percent in February 2025. In March…
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) - February 2025

Rwanda’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), main gauge of inflation increased by 6.3 percent year on year in February 2025 down from 7.4 percent in January 2025. …
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Water & Sanitation

Access to improved drinking water sources increased nationally from 87% in 2016/17 to 90% in 2023/24, with higher rates in urban areas (97%) than rural areas …
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