Nominal GDP
$16.37B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Rwanda Economy and Trade
KigaliLocal time
GDP $16.37B · real growth 9.4% · latest verified annual data
Rwanda's macroeconomic panel uses $16.37B as the nominal GDP observation for 2025 and 9.4% as the real-growth observation for 2025. The per-person GDP figure is $1,124 (2025); the CPI series shows 5.9% for 2025. Each measure keeps its own reference period below, avoiding a false same-year comparison between series released on different schedules.
GDP per capita
$1,124
current US$ · 2025
Source listed below
Real GDP growth
9.4%
annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Inflation
5.9%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Rwanda at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $8.45B2016: $8.60B2017: $9.16B2018: $9.65B2019: $10.52B2020: $10.49B2021: $11.25B2022: $13.75B2023: $14.81B2024: $15.11B2025: $16.37B
GDP per capita$1,124
Real growth9.4%
GDP year2025
2025 Inflation
5.9%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
11.4%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$1,124
current US$
Macro signals
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank annual observations
Real growth20259.4%
Unemployment202511.4%
Inflation20255.9%
Understand the numbers
What Rwanda's economic profile is telling you
Rwanda expanded by 9.4 percent in 2025, with nominal GDP of about $16.37 billion. Inflation was 5.9 percent and modeled unemployment 11.4 percent. WTO export and import observations surfaced for different years, so no merchandise balance is calculated.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Rwanda | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $16.37B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $1,124 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | 9.4% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI annual % | 5.9% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 11.4% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise balancematched year required | Not calculated | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Rwanda's latest GDP?
The verified GDP observation used here is $16.37B for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Rwanda?
A matched merchandise export and import pair was not independently resolved on this page, so no goods balance is calculated.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Core macroeconomic indicators with explicit reference years.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise trade where independently resolved.
Official data: WTO economy profiles