Rwanda

Inflation in Rwanda

Inflation in Rwanda: 7.2% a year in 1980 and 7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
7% a year
Since 1980
−0.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
32 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in RwandaInflation in Rwanda: 7.2% a year in 1980 and 7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 56% a year in 1995, the lowest -2% a year in 1999.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearRwanda
20257
20244.8
202314
202213.9
20210.8
20207.7
20192.4
20181.4
20174.8
20165.7
20152.5
20141.8
20134.2
20126.3
20115.7
20102.3
200910.3
200815.4
20079.1
20068.8
20059.1
200412
20037.4
20022
20013.4
20003.9
1999-2
19988.8
199711.8
199613.2
199556
199421
199312.5
19929.5
199119.6
19904.2
19891
19882.9
19874.1
1986-1.1
19851.7
19845.4
19836.6
198212.6
19816.4
19807.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRwanda
202612.3
20277.9
20285
20295
20305
20315

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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