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.
Skills gaps in finance and insurance sector
| 1. Managers | Vacancies (Short term) | Expatriates | Proficiency Gap | Total Gap |
| Business Services and Administration Managers | 4 | 52 | 201 | 257 |
| Finance Managers | - | 11 | 291 | 302 |
| Human Resource Managers | - | 7 | 41 | 48 |
| Policy and Planning Managers | - | 7 | 45 | 52 |
| Sales, Marketing and Development Managers | - | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| Advertising and Public Relations Managers | - | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Insurance Managers | - | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Loan manager | - | 7 | 82 | 89 |
| Total | 4 | 88 | 719 | 811 |
| 2. Sector Specific Skills | Vacancies (Short term) | Expatriates | Proficiency Gap | Total Gap |
| Financial and Mathematical Associates professionals | - | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| Securities and Financial Dealers and Brokers | - | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Credit and Loan Officers | 19 | 37 | 288 | 344 |
| Accounting Associates Professionals | - | 7 | 720 | 727 |
| Valuers and Loss Assessors | - | 0 | 142 | 142 |
| Financial and Investment Advisers | - | 0 | 104 | 104 |
| Financial Analysts | 71 | 0 | 97 | 168 |
| Economists | 67 | 0 | 18 | 85 |
| Sales and Purchasing Agents and Brokers | 11 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| Insurance Representatives | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Total | 187 | 44 | 1,458 | 1,689 |
| 3. Liberal Professionals | Vacancies (Short term) | Expatriates | Proficiency Gap | Total Gap |
| Administrative Professionals | - | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Policy Administration Professionals | - | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Advertising and Marketing Professionals | - | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Technical and Medical Sales Professionals (excluding ICT) | - | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Information and Communications Technology professionals | - | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Legal Professionals | - | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Customer Service Clerks | 26 | 7 | 500 | 533 |
| Total | 26 | 11 | 545 | 582 |
| 4. Technicians | Vacancies (Short term) | Expatriates | Proficiency Gap | Total Gap |
| Tellers, money collectors and related clerks | 34 | 4 | 772 | 810 |
| Bank tellers and related clerks | - | 4 | 1209 | 1213 |
| Bookmakers, croupiers and related workers | - | 0 | 273 | 273 |
| Debt-collectors and related workers | - | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Numerical and material recording clerks | - | 0 | 157 | 157 |
| Accounting and booking clerks number | - | 4 | 235 | 239 |
| Payroll clerks | - | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| ICT Technicians | 4 | 175 | 179 | |
| Total | 38 | 12 | 2840 | 2890 |
| 5. Artisans | Vacancies (Short term) | Expatriates | Proficiency Gap | Total Gap |
| Sweepers and related Laborers | - | 0 | 78 | 78 |
| Drivers, Messengers, Package Deliverers and Luggage Porters | - | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| Other unskilled Laborers | 8 | 19 | 22 | 49 |
| Secretaries and Receptionists | - | 0 | 168 | 168 |
| Total | 8 | 19 | 313 | 340 |