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.
GDP
Definition: Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.
| Years | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP growth rate | 35.2 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 8.3 |
| GDP per capita | 232.2 | 238.2 | 294.0 | 286.5 | 239.7 | 214.2 | 198.0 | 192.9 | 208.4 | 231.9 | 280.5 | 329.5 | 385.0 | 471.0 | 509.4 | 529.4 | 582.6 |
| GNI per capita | 480.0 | 520.0 | 550.0 | 560.0 | 560.0 | 570.0 | 610.0 | 690.0 | 690.0 | 750.0 | 830.0 | 910.0 | 980.0 | 1080.0 | 1130.0 | 1180.0 | 1270.0 |
