Rwanda launches first upper-air weather monitoring station
Rwanda on Thursday inaugurated its first Automatic Upper-Air Station, a facility designed to strengthen the (…)
Rwanda’s gross domestic product (GDP) reached Rwf 5,798 billion in the second quarter of 2025, up from Rwf 4,966 billion in the same period last year, the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) reported.
The increase reflects growth across all major sectors, with services contributing 50%, agriculture 23%, industry 21%, and taxes 5%.
Within services, communications accounted for 5%, technical and scientific activities 3%, government administration and security 4%, cultural activities 3%, business services 9%, financial services 2%, education 3%, hotels and restaurants 4%, transport 8%, and health and social services 1%.
Agriculture saw livestock contribute 3%, forestry 4%, agricultural exports 2%, and food production 14%. In industry, construction led with 10%, while plastics, beverages and tobacco, processed foods, mining, and textiles each contributed 1–2%.
Rwanda’s GDP has shown steady growth over the past five years. NISR data indicate GDP in Q2 rose from Rwf 2,383 billion in 2021 to Rwf 3,550 billion in 2022 and Rwf 4,256 billion in 2023.
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