In May 2025, the formal sector industrial output increased by 3.7% compared to May 2024, while the annual average growth rate was 6.1%.
Activities performed as follows:
- Mining and quarrying increased by 9.7%.
- Manufacturing increased by 1.8%.
- Electricity increased by 2.8%.
- Water & waste management increased by 8.7%.
The output of manufacturing activities increased by 1.8 %. The increase in manufacturing activities is due to a 6.8 % increase in manufacturing of food processing, and a 5.9 % increase in manufacturing of beverages & tobacco.
However, Manufacturing of textiles, clothing & leather goods decreased by 3.9 %.
TABLE: Gross Value Added
| Activity | GrossValue Added (RWF, billions) | % of total GVA |
| Mining & quarrying | 57.4 | 13.0% |
| Manufacturing of foodprocessing | 105.8 | 23.9% |
| Manufacturing of beverages & tobacco | 75.3 | 17.0% |
| Manufacturing of textiles, clothing & leathergoods | 19.9 | 4.5% |
| Manufacturing of wood& paper; printing | 11.5 | 2.6% |
| Manufacturing of chemicals, rubber & plasticproducts | 25.0 | 5.7% |
| Manufacturing of non-metallic mineral products | 22.4 | 5.1% |
| Manufacturing of metal products, machinery & equipment | 20.0 | 4.5% |
| Furniture & othermanufacturing | 15.0 | 3.4% |
| Electricity | 83.6 | 18.9% |
| Water & wastemanagement | 6.2 | 1.4% |
| Total | 442.1 | 100.0% |