Rwanda is a lower income country comes under Sub Saharan African region, according to the classification made by the World Bank on the basis of income and region for the year 2006. The country has a total surface area of 26,340.0 square kilometers as in 2004 with a total forest area of 3,440.0 square kilometers in 2000.
Rwanda Economy And Social Indicators
Rwanda had a total population of 8.9 millions as in 2004 with an annual; percentage growth rate of 1.4. Important demographic and social indicators of Rwanda is as follows:
Social Indicators
2000
2003
2004
Population, total
8.0 million
8.8 million
8.9 million
Population growth (annual %)
6.8
1.7
1.4
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
40.9
43.7
43.9
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
5.9
5.6
5.5
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
118.0
..
118.0
Economic Indicators: Rwanda Economy Rwanda economy largely depends upon the agriculture sector. As in the year 2004, the percentage share of the agriculture in the total GDP of the country was at 40.5.
The following diagram shows the growth rate of Gross Domestic Product of Rwanda Economy Over various years:
The key economic indicators in the county are as follows:
