Rwanda - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Rwanda was -0.39 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 54 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.09 in 1974 and a minimum value of -2.41 in 1999.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1967 1.45
1968 3.16
1969 0.48
1970 0.51
1971 0.49
1972 3.09
1973 9.37
1974 31.09
1975 30.23
1976 7.17
1977 13.66
1978 13.27
1979 15.67
1980 7.25
1981 6.45
1982 12.57
1983 6.59
1984 5.37
1985 1.76
1986 -1.12
1987 4.13
1988 2.98
1989 1.01
1990 4.19
1991 19.64
1992 9.56
1993 12.35
1996 7.41
1997 12.02
1998 6.21
1999 -2.41
2000 3.90
2001 3.34
2002 1.99
2003 7.45
2004 12.25
2005 9.01
2006 8.88
2007 9.08
2008 15.44
2009 12.94
2010 -0.25
2011 3.08
2012 10.27
2013 5.92
2014 2.35
2015 2.53
2016 7.17
2017 8.28
2018 -0.31
2019 3.35
2020 9.85
2021 -0.39

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Rwanda was 8.27 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 87.97 in 1975 and a minimum value of -7.97 in 1962.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 7.12
1962 -7.97
1963 13.55
1964 16.03
1965 6.96
1966 36.86
1967 36.97
1968 0.85
1969 -1.28
1970 9.94
1971 -0.11
1972 1.85
1973 3.92
1974 15.91
1975 87.97
1976 -1.89
1977 13.51
1978 3.66
1979 6.07
1980 3.06
1981 7.71
1982 4.88
1983 2.45
1984 16.86
1985 4.56
1986 -7.02
1987 0.67
1988 2.23
1989 5.30
1990 13.46
1991 14.98
1992 7.28
1993 13.87
1994 17.19
1995 51.27
1996 10.92
1997 15.62
1998 2.23
1999 11.03
2000 3.28
2001 -0.39
2002 -5.23
2003 20.37
2004 11.10
2005 9.03
2006 2.46
2007 12.93
2008 14.46
2009 7.15
2010 3.19
2011 7.19
2012 4.72
2013 2.69
2014 4.73
2015 0.49
2016 5.03
2017 8.16
2018 -0.63
2019 2.50
2020 8.27

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Rwanda was 8.27 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 51.27 in 1995 and -5.23 in 2002.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 13.46
1991 14.98
1992 7.28
1993 13.87
1994 17.19
1995 51.27
1996 10.92
1997 15.62
1998 2.23
1999 -3.52
2000 3.28
2001 1.15
2002 -5.23
2003 20.37
2004 11.10
2005 9.03
2006 2.46
2007 12.93
2008 14.46
2009 7.15
2010 3.19
2011 7.19
2012 4.72
2013 2.69
2014 4.73
2015 0.49
2016 5.03
2017 8.16
2018 -0.63
2019 2.50
2020 8.27

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices