Statistical reports

The deficit in the balance of formal trade in goods was US$ 222.98 million in April 2019, an increase of 15.24 per cent compared to the previous month of March. Year-over-year, the formal trade in goods deficit increased by 77.93 per cent on the deficit of April 2018.

The deficit in the balance of formal trade in goods was US$ 182.83 million in February 2019, an increase of 13.59 per cent compared to the previous month of January. Year-over-year, the formal trade in goods deficit increased by 12.27 per cent on the deficit of February 2018.

In the fourth quarter of 2018, Rwanda’s total trade amounted to US$ 1,090.34 million, an increase of 9.16 percent over the fourth quarter of 2017. Exports totaled US$ 169.91 million, imports totaled US$ 841.92 million and re-exports were valued at US$ 78.51 million.

The focus of the present report has the objective of providing data on the structure and trends of labour force, employment and unemployment as well as other related labour market statistics for the implementation and evaluation of economic and social policies related to employment creation, income generation, skills development, and related decent work policies at the national by selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics such as sex, age group, educational attainment, occupation and industry.