Rwanda Economy: GDP, Inflation, CPI & Interest Rates

Rwanda Economic Data

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Population (million)	11.8	12.1	12.4	12.7	13.0
GDP (USD bn)	9.3	9.6	10.3	10.2	11.1
GDP per capita (USD)	785	798	835	802	854
GDP (RWF bn)	7	8	9	9	10
Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %)	12.4	7.9	12.1	3.1	13.9
Economic Growth (GDP, ann. var. %)	3.9	8.6	9.5	-3.4	10.9
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)	-2.5	-2.6	-5.1	-9.5	-7.0
Public Debt (% of GDP)	41.3	44.9	49.8	65.6	66.6
Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop)	8.3	-0.3	3.3	9.9	-0.4
Exchange Rate (RWF per USD, eop)	844	879	921	978	1
Exchange Rate (RWF per USD, aop)	831	860	900	945	988
Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-0.9	-1.0	-1.2	-1.2	-1.2
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-9.5	-10.1	-11.9	-12.1	-10.9
Merchandise Trade Balance (USD bn)	-1.0	-1.2	-1.5	-1.7	-1.7
Merchandise Exports (USD bn)	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.4	1.5
Merchandise Imports (USD bn)	2.0	2.3	2.7	3.1	3.2
Merchandise Exports (ann. var. %)	43.1	8.6	9.7	13.5	8.8
Merchandise Imports (ann. var. %)	-0.3	13.4	18.4	13.1	4.3
Foreign Direct Investment (USD bn)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.2
International Reserves (USD bn)	1.2	1.4	1.5	1.8	1.9
International Reserves (months of imports)	7.0	7.1	6.5	7.1	7.1
External Debt (USD bn)	5.1	5.7	6.5	8.2	9.0
External Debt (% of GDP)	54.8	58.9	63.0	80.7	81.3