Statistical articles

Rwanda's annual inflation stands at 3.68 percent in June 2013

Rwanda's consumer price index has increased by 3.68 pc in June 2013 compared to 2.98 pc in the previous month. This gives a general inflation rate by an annual average of 4.6% during the month of June 2013.

Rwanda records robust first quarter economic growth in 2013

Rwanda’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 5.9 per cent in the first three months of 2013, compared to the 7 per cent recorded during the corresponding period of 2012.

Access to improved sanitation facilities increased in past five years in Rwanda

The percentage of households with access to improved sanitation has increased considerably over the past five years in Rwanda, from 59% to 75%, according to the latest Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV, 3).

Innovative tools for data management and data dissemination in Rwanda

The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda has put in place  a number of innovative tools to significantly revolutionize data management and data dissemination in Rwanda.

Rwanda to conduct the 4th Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey

Rwanda is to conduct the fourth Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV 4) that is slated to start in May this year.

Rwandan Foreign investments increased over last two years

Rwandan volume of  foreign private investments increased from US $ 590.5 million in 2010 to US $  832.3 million in 2011. 
 

Rwanda GDP went up by 8 percent in real terms in 2012

In the year 2012, GDP at current prices was estimated to be Rwf 4,363 billion, up from Rwf 3,814 billion in the year 2011. The Service sector contributed 45% of the GDP compared to 33% and 16% contributed by Agriculture and Industrial sectors respectively.

Prices of consumer goods, services on slight rise in Feb. 2013 in Rwanda

Prices of Rwandan consumer goods increased 0.20 per cent in February 2013,  according to the monthly publication released by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR).

Large farming plots protected from soil erosion in Rwanda

78 percent of the whole cultivated land in Rwanda is protected against soil erosion, although the irrigation still does not appear to be a widespread practice across the country.

Women make up majority among civil servants in Rwanda's healthcare industry

More than half of civil servants in health centers in Rwanda are women representing 58.6 per cent, according to the latest findings published in an official report on Gender Statistics highlighting the gender equality and development issue.

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