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Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Its geography is dominated by mountains in the west and savanna in the southeast.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Alert
Conflict theatre: Eastern DRC (M23). August 2026: 0 political violence events, 0 deaths. ACLED via HDX
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 21/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.2 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 3.4
- Economy 5.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 19 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 31 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 22 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 25 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Kigali
- Population
- 14,104,969 inh.
- Area
- 26,338 km²
- Currency
- RWF
- Regime
- semi-presidential system
Executive in office
Head of State
Paul Kagame
Head of Government
Justin Nsengiyumva
Government in office 5 members
Ministre rwandais de l’Éducation
Joseph Nsengimana
Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources
Telesphore Ndabamenye
Minister of Environment
Bernadette Arakwiye
Minister of Local Government
Dominique Habimana
ministre des Sports
Nelly Mukazayire
Parliament
Chambre des députés
80 seats
Sénat du Rwanda
26 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
16 G$
GDP / capita
1,124 $
Growth
9.4 %
Inflation
5.9 %
Unemployment
11.4 %
Defense / GDP
1.2 %
Life expectancy
68.0 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.19/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
21/100
Corruption (CPI)
58/100
Press freedom (RSF)
40/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#119
Annual budget
0.2 Md$
Defense effort
1.3 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #2 Tantale 11 % 2024
- #6 Tungstène 3 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
2 Md$
Imports
4 Md$
Balance
-3 Md$
Top exports
- 22.0% Or 0.4 Md$
- 11.0% Café + thé 0.2 Md$
- 11.0% Tantale 0.2 Md$
Top imports
- 12.0% Pétrole raffiné 0.5 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
35%
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GBR
36%
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FRA
41%
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DEU
41%
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RUS
49%
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CHN
64%
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IND
65%
Abstention: 25%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.578/1
Gini
39.4
Refugees hosted
115,794
Refugees originating
244,415
National anthem
Rwanda Nziza
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- Francophonie (OIF)
- African Union
- EAC
- ECCAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,358 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,910, or ×1.2.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)