Rwanda

Rwanda's real growth of +9.4% in 2025 outpaced the +8.3% rise in its US$ GDP, which reached US$16.4 billion. The economy moved up 1 place to 142nd, between West Bank and Gaza and the Republic of the Congo.

Services make up 52.3% of output, industry 22.0% and agriculture 20.3%, with manufacturing at 8.3% of GDP. Inflation was 5.9% and unemployment 11.4%. Government gross debt is 64.7% of GDP, according to the IMF.

The economy has grown 7.9 times since 2000, from US$2.1 billion, when it ranked 145th. Income is low: with a population of 14.6 million, GDP per capita is US$1,124, 178th of 196, and $4,164 international dollars in PPP terms, 170th. Rwanda is about the size of the Hagerstown, MD metro area. The IMF projects GDP of US$24.5 billion by 2030, up 50%, which would place it 133rd. Kigali is the capital and Rwanda is the 26th largest of 47 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.