Investor guides
The Data, Laws and Facts Behind Investing in Rwanda
Current economic figures, the laws you will deal with and where to read them, and practical facts about taxes, residence and work.
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8 charts
Economy in charts
Growth, inflation, population, jobs, foreign investment and trade, from World Bank data and updated automatically.
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21 laws
Investment legislation
A plain-English summary of each law investors deal with most, from the Commercial Companies Law to the Labour Law, with links to the official texts.
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10 new for November 2026
Fact sheets
Sourced one-page briefings on Rwanda at a glance, taxes, setting up a company, special economic zones, residence visas and buying property, each with a PDF download.
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17 facts
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Tax rates, residence and employment rules, the currency, the working week and other figures worth knowing, each with its source.
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22 institutions
Official websites
The websites of the national government, the City of Kigali and the provinces, the ministries, and the authorities and registers a business deals with.
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Three Things About Rwanda
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Kwita Izina
Every year since 2005, Rwanda names its newborn mountain gorillas at the Kwita Izina ceremony.
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Lake Kivu
Methane from the depths of Lake Kivu generates electricity.
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Plastic bags
Rwanda banned plastic carry bags in 2008.
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The investor guides and the About Rwanda pages, in one list.