Annual inflation, consumer prices in Rwanda
Rwanda: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 1.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual inflation, consumer prices in Rwanda stood at 1.8%.
The figure is down 91.1% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Rwanda peaked at 19.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2021.
That places Rwanda 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -40.4% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +273.9% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +64.4% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +70.0% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -16.2% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | -101.9% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -1351.4% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +233.5% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -42.3% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -60.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +183.7% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | -0.3% | -103.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -1175.8% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +194.2% |
| 2021 | -0.4% | -104.0% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -4620.1% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -91.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.9%, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 39% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +4620.1% | -0.4% | 17.7% |
| 2011 | +1351.4% | -0.2% | 3.1% |
| 2019 | +1175.8% | -0.3% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 2.0% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | -0.3% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | -0.4% | 19.8% | 5 |
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More development goals data for Rwanda
- Red List Index 0.8943 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,664 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.06 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 11,626 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Rwanda?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Rwanda was 1.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Rwanda ranks 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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