Investor Briefing - FY & Q4 2019
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RWANDA - KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Inflation Development
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Headline
Core
Trade Structure
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KENYA TANZANIA RWANDA MAURITIUS
The country remains a net importer, with imports growing by 10.6% in
2019.
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4.2
2017H1
2017H2
2018H1
2018H2
2019H1
2019H2
Trade deficit as a % of GDP
20.0%
15.0%
15.4%
15.0%
11.2%
9.1%
9.6%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
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Rwanda's exports grew by 3.8% in 2019 - Driven by good
performance of non-traditional exports (+10.1%) and re-exports
(+22.4 %).
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Trade deficit increased by 16.3% to USD 1,538.9 in 2019 from USD
1,323.4 Million in 2018.
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Rwanda remains a net exporter of informal cross border trade in the
EAC region with a trade surplus of USD 97.1 million in 2019.
Source: BNR Monetary Policy
I&M Rwanda - Investor Briefing - FY & Q4 2019
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