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Benin, Ghana and Rwanda complete first digital ID interoperability test
Benin, Ghana and Rwanda completed a first cross-border digital identity verification test. The next phase is intended to prepare controlled operational use.
Country
Rwanda
Rwanda in figures
GDP growth
9.4%
2025 · 2026 : 7.4% (projection)
Inflation
7.0%
2025 · 2026 : 12.3% (projection)
Public debt
64.7%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 63.4% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-4.4%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -3.6% (projection)
Current account balance
-9.8%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -10.5% (projection)
Nominal GDP
16.4 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 18.7 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
1,156 USD
2025 · 2026 : 1,290 USD (projection)
Population
14.6 million
2025
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
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| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.9 | – |
| 2016 | 5.7 | – |
| 2017 | 4.7 | – |
| 2018 | 8.1 | – |
| 2019 | 9.3 | – |
| 2020 | -2.8 | – |
| 2021 | 8.4 | – |
| 2022 | 9.8 | – |
| 2023 | 8.6 | – |
| 2024 | 7.2 | – |
| 2025 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| 2026 | – | 7.4 |
| 2027 | – | 7.2 |
| 2028 | – | 7 |
| 2029 | – | 7 |
| 2030 | – | 7 |
| 2031 | – | 7.1 |
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
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| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.5 | – |
| 2016 | 5.7 | – |
| 2017 | 4.8 | – |
| 2018 | 1.4 | – |
| 2019 | 2.4 | – |
| 2020 | 7.7 | – |
| 2021 | 0.8 | – |
| 2022 | 13.9 | – |
| 2023 | 14 | – |
| 2024 | 4.8 | – |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 |
| 2026 | – | 12.3 |
| 2027 | – | 7.9 |
| 2028 | – | 5 |
| 2029 | – | 5 |
| 2030 | – | 5 |
| 2031 | – | 5 |
- Access to electricity
- 72% (2024)
- Internet users
- 32% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment
- +5.9% (2025)
- Personal remittances
- 3.4% (2024)
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
