The private sector is the prime mover of the Rwanda economy. In 2007, the total final consumption expenditures of the private sector was almost 84% while the government consumption was only 16%.

Boosting the private sector is one of the priority government programs. Nowadays, successful entrepreneurs consider data as an important resource that gives them an edge over their competitors. Success belongs to the entrepreneur who holds and acquires accurate data faster than the others.

Statistical data are useful tools in making a forecast about the future, about the market, demand and supply, prices.It is for this reason that the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) is compiling relevant data from our various publications and publishing a series of Factsheets that aims to bring closer to the Rwandan entrepreneurs the official statistics of the country.