Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:09 PM

SERIAL · 646Africa

Rwanda

CapitalKigali

CurrencyRWF · Rwandan franc

LanguageFrench, English, Swahili, Kinyarwanda

Since1962

ISORWA · RW

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in East Africa

Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Its geography is dominated by mountains in the west and savanna in the southeast. The largest and most notable lakes are mainly in the western and northern regions of the country, and several volcanoes that form part of the Virunga volcanic chain are primarily in the northwest. The climate is considered tropical highland, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year. Its capital and largest city is Kigali, located at the centre of the country, at 1,567 metres above sea level. Rwanda lies a few degrees south of the Equator in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. Rwanda is bordered by Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, Burundi to the south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. With a population of about 14 million people living within a total area of 26,338 square kilometres (10,169 sq mi), of which land accounts for about 93.7%, Rwanda is the 21st most densely populated country in the world, with an average of about 578 people per square kilometre.

Text: Wikipedia — RwandaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Capital: Kigali
Currency: Rwandan franc (RWF)
Official language: French, English, Swahili, Kinyarwanda
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +250
Licence plate code: RWA
Top-level domain: .rw
Independence / founding: 1962
Highest point: Mount Karisimbi (4,507 m)
Lowest point: Ruzizi River (950 m)
Anthem: Rwanda Nziza

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

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— PEOPLE —

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— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$1.96Bcurrent US$

#129 of 1772025

2% of world average

External debt

$13.05Bcurrent US$

#61 of 1212024

17% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

390-100

#109 of 1472023

111% of world average

People below the poverty line

38.6%% of population

#125 of 1472023

302% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

33.4%%

#129 of 1472023

120% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.1%%

#51 of 1472023

111% of world average

Stock market value

19.6%% of GDP

#66 of 882025

26% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$517.0Mcurrent US$

#120 of 1862024

10% of world average

Foreign aid received

9.5%% of GNI

#26 of 1372023

159% of world average

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Exchange rate

1,428local currency per US$

#21 of 2112025

99% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

20.3%% of GDP

#36 of 1992025

204% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

22.0%% of GDP

#115 of 2022025

90% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

8.3%% of GDP

#121 of 1952025

76% of world average

Services' share of the economy

52.3%% of GDP

#134 of 2022025

90% of world average

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— TRADE —

Exports

21.6%% of GDP

#142 of 1872025

50% of world average

Imports

35.1%% of GDP

#118 of 1872025

71% of world average

Trade balance

-13.6%% of GDP

#141 of 1872025

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Total trade (openness)

45.9%% of GDP

#124 of 2052025

71% of world average

Goods exported

$2.45Bcurrent US$

#140 of 2072025

2% of world average

Goods imported

$5.07Bcurrent US$

#139 of 2072025

4% of world average

Services exported

$1.08Bcurrent US$

#139 of 1912024

2% of world average

Services imported

$990.9Mcurrent US$

#153 of 1912024

2% of world average

Goods and services exported

$4.28Bcurrent US$

#138 of 1912024

2% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$6.54Bcurrent US$

#137 of 1912024

4% of world average

High-tech share of exports

4.8%% of manufactured exports

#106 of 1792022

39% of world average

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Anthem

Rwanda NzizaAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Kigali · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Burundi

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tanzania

Uganda

Landmarks

Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and BiseseroImage: Wikimedia Commons

Murambi Genocide MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons

Kigali Genocide MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Paul KagamePresident of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)

Juvénal Habyarimana2nd President of Rwanda (1937–1994)

Ncuti GatwaRwandan-Scottish actor

Agathe UwilingiyimanaPrime Minister of Rwanda (1953-1994)

Pasteur BizimunguRwandan politician, 3rd and former President of Rwanda

Édouard NgirentePrime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, 2017–2025

Paul RusesabaginRwandan-Belgian humanitarian

Grégoire KayibandaRwandan politician, 1st and former President of Rwanda (1924-1976)

Bernard MakuzaRwandan politician

Scholastique MukasongaFranco-Rwandan writer

History

1962Rwanda — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population14.6M2025

GDP$16.37B2025

GDP per person$1,1242025