National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda

🚨Season B 2026 Agricultural Production Update

➡️ Good news for beans and irish potato production, which saw an increase this season. ✅

➡️ However, cassava and Sorghum production declined compared to previous results. 📉

Get the complete story and detailed figures through the link below. ⬇️

statistics.gov.rw/statistical-pu…
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🚨Amakuru ku musaruro w'ubuhinzi mu gihembwe cya 2026 B.

➡️Umusaruro w'ibishyimbo n'ibirayi wariyongereye

➡️Umusaruro w'imyumbati n'amasaka waragabanutse.

#RwandaStatistics

Watch: Rwanda & the IMF reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of the ECF arrangement, potentially unlocking USD 35.7 million once the IMF Board approves in December.
The deal recognizes Rwanda's strong program performance & commitment to sound economic policies.

📊 Numbers don’t tell stories. People do!

🚨This week, in collaboration with @UNFPARwanda, we are training journalists & Social media influencers to:

➡️understand and interpret official statistics;
➡️Identify key findings, trends and patterns in statistical data;
➡️The connection between health, economic and social data;
➡️Visualize statistics for the public;
➡️Data storytelling and multimedia techniques;
➡️Identify credible statistical sources and properly reference data.

#DataJournalism
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📈#Rwanda’s total trade reached USD 2,334.96 million in Q2 2026, marking a 34.5% increase compared with Q2 2025.

📊The latest Formal External Trade In Goods Report provides insights into Rwanda’s imports, exports and re-exports, offering a snapshot of the country’s trade performance.

🌍Top 5 export destinations:
🇨🇳 China
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇺🇸 United States

🔎 Want to explore the numbers and discover more insights?
Read the full report through the link below
statistics.gov.rw/statistical-pu…
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📈Ubucuruzi mpuzamahanga bw’u #Rwanda bwagize agaciro ka miliyoni 2.334,96 z’amadolari mu gihembwe cya kabiri cya 2026, bingana n’izamuka rya 34,5% ugereranyije n’igihembwe cya Kabiri cya 2025.

🌍 Dore ibihugu bitanu bya mbere u Rwanda rwoherejeyo ibicuruzwa:
🇨🇳Ubushinwa
🇦🇪Leta ziyunze z‘Abarabu
🇨🇩Repubulika iharanira Demokarasi ya Congo
🇳🇱Ubuholandi
🇺🇸Leta zunze ubumwe z’Amerika
#RwandaStatistics

🚨Turi mu karere ka Rwamagana, aho turi mu gikorwa cyo gusakaza ibyavuye mu bushakashatsi bwa ku mibereho n’ubuzima bwa 2025, #RwandaDHS ku rwego rw’uturere tugize Intara y’Iburasirazuba.

➡️Ni umwanya mwiza wo kwereka abayobozi n’abandi bafatanyabikorwa uko ibipimo by’imibereho n’ubuzima by’abaturage bihagaze mu turere no kuganira ku cyakorwa ngo ahari icyuho hashyirwe imbaraga.

📍Ni igikorwa cyitabiriwe n’inzego z’ubuyobozi ku rwego rw’Intara n’uturere, abayobozi b’ibitaro n’amavuriro, inzego z’umutekano, imiryango itegamiye ku leta, n’abandi.
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Kuri uyu wa kabiri mu #Rwanda twizihije umunsi Nyafurika w’Irangamimerere.

Ni igikorwa cyabereye ku rwego rw’igihugu mu karere ka Nyamagabe kagize amanota ya mbere (95.4%) mu gutanga serivisi z’irangamimerere cyane cyane muri izi 3:
➡️ kwandikisha abana bavutse: 99.4%

➡️ kumenyekanisha uwapfuye 102%

➡️ kumenya impamvu zateye urupfu 84.8%

📍Mu kwizihiza uyu munsi kandi, hatangijwe n'icyumweru cy’irangamimerere #CRVSWeek kizibanda ku bukangurambaga bwo kumenyekanisha uwapfuye hifashishijwe ikoranabuhanga.

Welcome the global data community to #Rwanda in 2028.
We are proud to contribute to this global platform for advancing data for sustainable development.
@ivanmurenzi @RCBrwanda @martin_ngoga
#UNWDF2028

🎓 Students, a new academic year means new opportunities to showcase your skills, innovate and win exciting prizes!

As you begin the 2026–2027 Academic Year, take advantage of these opportunities:
💡 Big Data Hackathon
Build innovative, data-driven solutions to real-world challenges.

📊 Storytelling & Infographic Competition
Showcase your data visualization and storytelling skills by turning data into compelling stories.

📌 Registration is now open!

Find the competition criteria and registration details through the link below:
statistics.gov.rw
#Infographic
#Hackathon
#RwandaStatistics

#Rwanda’s economic performance remained resilient despite spillovers from geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

In 2026 Q2, GDP increased by 9.4 %

Growth in sectors was as follows:
🌾Agriculture grew by 4%,
🏭Industry grew by 18%,
💼Services grew by 7%.

📈The performance has been supported by strong construction activities, which in turn increased the demand for domestically manufactured construction materials.
👉 For more details, click the link below : statistics.gov.rw/index%2Ephp/st…

#RwandaStatistics
#RwandaGDP

Mu #Rwanda, ibiciro ku isoko byiyongereye ku kigero cya 15,7% mu kwezi kwa munani 2026 ugereranyije n’iby'ukwezi kwa munani k’umwaka ushize wa 2025.

🚨Dore uko ibiciro bya bimwe mu bicuruzwa byazamutse:

🚍Ibiciro bijyanye n'ubwikorezi byiyongereyeho 24,2%

🏘️Ibiciro by’inzu, amazi, amashanyarazi, gazi n'ibindi bicanwa byiyongereyeho 20,4%

🛒Ibiciro by’ibiribwa n’ibinyobwa bidasembuye byiyongereyeho 16,3%

🏩Ibiciro by’amafunguro n'icumbi byiyongereyeho 15,6%
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#Rwanda’s annual inflation rate stood at 15.7% in August 2026, compared to August 2025.

🚨Key highlights from the Consumer Price Index report:

🚍Transport increased by 24.2 %

🏠Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels increased by 20.4 %

🛒 Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 16.3 %.

🍽️🏨Restaurants and Hotels increased by 15.6 %

More information, click on the link below:
statistics.gov.rw/statistical-pu…

#RwandaInlfation
#RwandaStatistics

Turi mu gikorwa cyo gushaka urubyiruko ruzadufasha mu ibarura rusange ry'imirimo n'aho ikorerwa, Establishment Census.

Amakuru yisumbuye mwayabariza ku biro by'umurenge.
#EstablishmentCensus

🏆 The Rwanda Data Journalism Award is back!

📢Dear journalists, this one is for you! 📰📊

➡️Dive into NISR’s surveys, reports and data, uncover the stories behind the numbers, and turn them into compelling data-driven stories.

🗓️Eligibility: Entries must be published or broadcast on any media platform, including online, print, radio or television, between August 1 and November 30, 2026.

👉 Submit your entry by clicking the link below:
statistics.gov.rw/about/rwanda-d…

#RDJA
#RwandaStatistics
@ivanmurenzi

🚨When medically recommended, C-section saves lives, preventing obstetric #fistula and other complications that can occur during delivery.

➡️According to the latest #RwandaDHS 7, the number of C-sections continues to rise in Rwanda (24%), while WHO considered that C-section rates above 10% are not associated with reductions in maternal and newborn mortality rates (WHO 2015).

📍What is really driving this rise in #Rwanda ?

Let's talk about it. Leave your opinion below.
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🚨Igihe byemejwe na muganga, burya kubyara ubazwe byatabara umwana, bikanarinda umubyeyi ingaruka zirimo na fisitura.

➡️Ubushakashatsi bwa 7 ku mibereho n’ubuzima bwerekana ko umubare w’ababyara babazwe wiyongera, aho ugeze kuri 24%.

➡️Ubushakashatsi bwakozwe n’ishami rya Loni rishinzwe ubuzima OMS bugaragaza ko ikigero cy’ababyara babazwe iyo kirenze 10%, ntaho biba bigihuriye no kugabanya umubare w’ababyeyi bapfa babyara cg abana bapfa bavuka.

📍Ese ni iki gituma uyu mubare wiyongera?
Tanga igitekerezo.

#RwandaStatistics

Today, NISR, in partnership with the UNDESA-Data For Now Initiative, hosted a high-level seminar on “Leveraging Data and Innovation for Rwanda’s Development Priorities,” providing a platform for dialogue on national development priorities and how innovative data approaches and technologies can support #Rwanda’s development agenda, aligned with the country’s Second National Strategy for Transformation (#NST2).
The event brought together stakeholders from @RwandaFinance , @RwandaHealth , @RwandaLocalGov , @RwandaInfra , @RwandaAgri , @Lands_Rwanda , @RBCRwanda , @cenfri_org , as well as United Nations agencies and development partners, including @UNRwanda , @UNFPARwanda , @WHORwanda , @UNDP_Rwanda and @unwomenrwanda .

Did you know that a baby's weight at birth matters?

In #Rwanda, low birth weight, defined as a birth weight below 2.5 kg, is on the rise.

📍This matters because babies born with low birth weight face a higher risk of illness and mortality during infancy.

➡️Understanding this trend is essential for strengthening maternal health services.
#RwandaDHS7
#RwandaStatistics
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Umubare w’abana bavukana ibiro bike mu #Rwanda uri kwiyongera.

📍Iyi ngingo ifite icyo isobanuye kuko umwana wavukanye ibiro biri munsi ya 2,5 aba afite ibyago byo kwibasirwa n’indwara no kwitaba Imana akiri muto.

➡️Iyi mibare ni ingenzi mu kunoza serivisi z’ubuzima bw'umubyeyi.

Mu gihe twizihiza Umunsi Mpuzamahanga w’Urubyiruko, hari icyo imibare itwereka📊:

📍Muri uyu mwaka wa 2026, urubyiruko rw'u #Rwanda (abafite imyaka 16-30) ni miliyoni hafi 4, muri miliyoni 14,5 z’Abaturarwanda, bingana na 27,7%.

📍Ubushakashatsi ku bakora n’abashomeri (Labour Force Survey) bwo mu kwezi kwa gatanu uyu mwaka bwo bwerekana ko urubyiruko rufite akazi rungana na 49,6% by’abagejeje igihe cyo gukora (abafite imyaka 16 kuzamura).

Umunsi mwiza w’urubyiruko
#IYD2026

Let’s begin this week with numbers! 📊

#Rwanda’s inflation rate stood at 14.5 % in July 2026, compared with July 2025.

The Consumer Price Index (#CPI) for July 2026 is now out.
Find the full report here:
statistics.gov.rw/statistical-pu…
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Igipimo cy'ihindagurika ry'ibiciro ku isoko ryo mu #Rwanda mu kwezi kwa Nyakanga 2026 cyasohotse.

Ibiciro byiyongereye ku kigero cya 14,5% mu kwezi kwa Nyakanga 2026 ugereranyije na Nyakanga 2025.

#RwandaStatistics

🚨Turaburira abantu bose ko Hari abantu bari gukoresha izina n’ikirango byacu, bashyira hanze amatangazo y’akazi agamije kuyobya abantu, kubasaba amakuru yabo bwite cyangwa amafaranga. Turasaba abaturage kwirinda bene ayo matangazo kuko ataturutse muri NISR kandi nta ruhare ikigo kibifitemo.
statistics.gov.rw/announcement/f…

♂️7 in 10 men in #Rwanda are circumcised as highlighted by the #RwandaDHS7.

📚According to the #WHO and #UNAIDS, male circumcision is associated with a reduced risk of acquiring certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including #HIV.

❓Want to know more about men circumcised by religion or by age group?

Click the link below to access the DHS7 full report:
statistics.gov.rw/data-sources/s…
#RwandaStatistics

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Mu #Rwanda, abagabo 7 mu 10 barasiramuye, nk’uko bigaragazwa n’ubushakashatsi bwa 7 ku mibereho n’ubuzima, #RwandaDHS7

📚 Ishami ry’umuryango w’abibumbye ryita ku buzima (#OMS) n’ishami rishinzwe kurwanya virus itera #Sida (#UNAIDS), bagaragaza ko gusiramurwa ku bagabo bigabanya ikwirakwira ry’indwara zandurira mu mibonano mpuzamabitsina idakingiye, harimo na Virus itera Sida.

Ubu bushakashatsi bwa DHS kandi bwagaragaje abagabo basiramuye ugendeye ku madini yabo cyangwa imyaka yabo.

📊 End your week with data!

In May 2026 (Q2), #Rwanda’s unemployment rate stood at 13.4%, meaning about 1 in 7 was unemployed.

The rate remained unchanged compared to May 2025 (Q2).

🔎 Explore the infographic below to see the employment and unemployment trends over time and discover more insights from the latest LFS findings
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Ubushakashatsi ku bakozi n'abashomeri bwerekana ko mu kwezi kwa 5 uyu mwaka, ubushomeri mu #Rwanda bwari kuri 13,4%, bisobanuye ko umuntu umwe mu bantu barindwi bafite imyaka yo gukora yari umushomeri.

Nta mpinduka yabayeho ugereranyije n'ukwezi kwa gatanu kw'umwaka ushize.

🔗For more information, click on the link below
statistics.gov.rw/data-sources/s…

#RwandaStatistics
#Unemployment