Rwanda has a population of approximately 11.3 million people which is dominated by young people with a median age of 19 years and a population growth rate of 2.6%. The GDP of the economy is 4,685 Billion Rwanda Francs (at constant 2011 prices) with an average growth rate of 7.12% over the last 5 years.
Structure of economy
| Years | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed capital Formation % of GDP | 21.4 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.7 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 13.4 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2005 international $) | 1 043.57 | 1 000.21 | 990.32 | 917.50 | 894.45 | 840.43 | 785.32 | 743.74 | 741.24 | 686.69 | 660.92 | 652.96 | 662.77 | 671.33 | 639.84 | 591.31 | ||
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) | 338.27 | 324.21 | 321.00 | 297.40 | 289.93 | 272.42 | 254.55 | 241.08 | 240.27 | 222.58 | 214.23 | 211.65 | 214.83 | 217.61 | 207.40 | 191.67 | ||
| GDP growth (annual %) | 7.5 | 4.1 | 11.2 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 35.2 | ||
| Cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current account balance (% of GDP) | -7.5 | -7.3 | -5.3 | -3.9 | -5.8 | -2.0 | -1.7 | -5.3 | -8.3 | -6.1 | -5.4 | -7.3 | -4.2 | -3.4 | -0.6 | 4.4 | ||
| Gross capital formation (constant 2000 US$, millions) | 320.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total investment (% of GDP) | 22 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | ||
| Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) | 33.9 | 32.4 | 35.6 | 38.4 | 38.4 | 38.6 | 37.0 | 35.5 | 37.3 | 37.2 | 41.9 | 45.5 | 46.0 | 47.2 | 44.0 | |||
| Industry, value added (% of GDP) | 14.4 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 19.4 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.1 | 16.0 | |||
| Services, value added (% of GDP) | 51.8 | 52.8 | 50.4 | 47.8 | 47.5 | 47.6 | 50.7 | 50.6 | 48.5 | 49.2 | 38.7 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 34.7 | 40.0 |