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Rwanda

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Kigali Low income Nation age 64 years (since 1962) i RWA · RW
NationsTree Index 2025 i34.3149th of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.3 msee ranking Military strength i34percentile
Population i14.6 m76th of 217 Area i26,340 km²145th of 216 GDP i$16.37 bn141st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$60.67 bn intl.128th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$4,164 intl.175th of 199 Life expectancy i68.0 years167th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i30
Strength · trunk i41
Quality of life · crown i18
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i33
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i78
CSV

In short

Rwanda is 149th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 34.3 out of 100; its tree is 4.3 m tall.

It has 14.6 million people and an economy of $60.67 bn at purchasing power parity, 128th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: GDP growth (7th of 210), Renewable energy (17th of 212) and CO₂ emissions per person (20th of 203).

Its weakest positions: Tertiary enrolment (142nd of 150), Physicians (164th of 174) and Completed lower secondary, 25+ (143rd of 153).

Over five years it climbed from 170th to 149th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 26,340 145th/216
Land area ikm² 23,763 146th/216
Population ipeople 14.6 m 76th/217
Population growth i% 2.17% 40th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 599.9 17th/216
Urban population i% 30.9% 195th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 37.0% 42nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.0% 166th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $16.37 bn 141st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $60.67 bn 128th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $51.85 bn 128th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,124 194th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $4,164 175th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $1,150 181st/201
GDP growth i% 9.4% 7th/210
Inflation i% 5.9% 144th/180
Unemployment i% 11.4% 157th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 48.4%1992
General government gross debt i% of GDP 64.7% 123rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.4% 140th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 20.3% 35th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 22.0% 113th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 8.3% 120th/192
Services i% of GDP 52.3% 133rd/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $3.53 bn 143rd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $5.75 bn 137th/182
Exports i% of GDP 21.6% 139th/183
Imports i% of GDP 35.1% 114th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 56.7% 134th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.1% 137th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 10.4% 130th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 27.2% 54th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 20.9% 25th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 4.8% 104th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -9.8% 170th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 5.9% 36th/196

Natural resources

62
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 4.0% 81st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.05% 66th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 3.97% 20th/209
Arable land i% of land area 48.9% 7th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 696 146th/183

Tourism

53
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.6 m 77th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $212.0 m 124th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 11.0% 53rd/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 68.0 167th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 37.7 151st/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.09 164th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.8 126th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 98% 20th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 18.0% 143rd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 48.8% 157th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 28.4%2013
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.8% 163rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.1% 123rd/193
Adult literacy i% 78.8% 67th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 9.4% 142nd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.578 159th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 39.4 83rd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 38.6% 96th/108

Infrastructure & digital

30
Access to electricity i% of population 72.0% 176th/215
Internet users i% of population 31.7% 167th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 93 154th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.6 177th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.90 58th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1.5 m 87th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.16 20th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 79.9% 17th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 36.0 171st/200
Forest area i% of land area 26.1% 116th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 359 135th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 59.7 74th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 60.9 55th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 60.2 94th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 67.7 105th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 59.9 76th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 43.7 141st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 3.6 86th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $191.2 m 129th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.3% 101st/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.7% 87th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 35,000 84th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.70% 94th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 37.0 m 70th/163

Science & innovation

41
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.78% 49th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 8 109th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 434 107th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Rwanda — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/rwanda. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Rwanda — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/rwanda. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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