Rwanda

Region

Africa · Eastern Africa

Capital

Kigali

Population

14,569,341 (2025)

Government

presidential republic

Currency

Rwandan franc (RWF)

Official languages

English, French, Kinyarwanda

Spoken languages

Kinyarwanda (official, universal Bantu vernacular) 93.2%, French (official) <0.1%, English (official) <0.1%, Swahili/Kiswahili (official, used in commercial centers) <0.1%

Written scripts

Latin

Area

26,338 km²

Coastline

Landlocked

UN member

Yes

Affiliations

African Union, COMESA, EAC, IMF, WCO, WTO

Borders

Burundi , DR Congo , Tanzania , Uganda

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports

gold, rare earth ores, coffee, tea, tin ores (2023)

Key imports

broadcasting equipment, fish, corn, packaged medicine, plastic products (2023)

Natural resources

gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land

Primary route

Indian Ocean gateways (Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti) to Asia and the Gulf

Secondary route

Suez corridor to Europe

Trade research

• WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
• World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
• OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
• ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
• CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure