The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Rwanda, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 9.4% | Fast growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 5.9% | Above the usual central-bank targets. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 11.4% | High: many people can’t find work. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $1,124 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2024) | -12.0% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2025) | 21.6% of GDP | Driven mostly by its home market. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
[New Times] The Rwandan government has condoled traders and members of the private sector in Musanze District following a fire that gutted much of GOICO Plaza, the main market in the city, on Saturday, October 10.
MUSANZE — The government has secured more than 600 business spaces for traders displaced by a fire that devastated Goico Market in Musanze, as authorities work to help them resume…
[New Times] Industrial output in Rwanda's formal sector increased by 6.8 per cent in August 2026 compared with the same month last year, driven by strong growth in mining and quarrying and electricity production.
KIGALI – Rwanda’s economy is expanding far faster than initially projected, but the strong growth comes against a difficult backdrop of high inflation, tighter monetary policy and pressure to keep…
Rwanda has spent the past two years tightening the rules around betting and gambling. Taxes have been raised sharply. Licensing has become more selective. Unlicensed betting machines have been seized…
[New Times] Taxpayers facing financial hardship can seek a waiver of principal tax, late-payment interest or administrative penalties, but new rules require them to demonstrate that their financial difficulties are genuine and that they had previously complied with their tax obligations.
KIGALI – Rwanda is saving more money than it did eight years ago. But the government says the country still needs much more – to create more businesses, investment and…
KIGALI — In July 1994, as the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) took control of Kigali and the government forces and interim authorities retreated toward the country’s borders, Rwanda was left…