Attribute |
Rwanda × | Ghana × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 26,338 | 238,533 |
Continent | Africa | Africa |
Land area (km²) | 24,668 | 227,533 |
Water area (km²) | 1,670 | 11,000 |
Land boundaries (km) | 930 | 2,420 |
Border countries | - Burundi
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Tanzania
- Uganda
| - Burkina Faso
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Togo
|
Coastline (km) | 0 | 539 |
Mean elevation (m) | 1,598 | 190 |
Lowest point (m) | 950 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 4,519 | 885 |
People | | |
Population | 12,712,431 | 29,340,248 |
Official languages | - English
- French
- Kinyarwanda
- Swahili/Kiswahili
| |
Religion | Protestant | Christian |
Government | | |
Long country name | Republic of Rwanda | Republic of Ghana |
Short country name | Rwanda | Ghana |
Long local name | Republika y'u Rwanda | - |
Short local name | Rwanda | - |
Former name | - German East Africa
- Ruanda
| |
Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
Capital | Kigali | Accra |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 24,680,000,000 | 134,000,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 9,136,000,000 | 47,020,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 6.1 | 8.4 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 2,100 | 4,700 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 12.5 | 9 |
Labor force | 6,227,000 | 12,490,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 2.7 | 11.9 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 39.1 | 24.2 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 1,943,000,000 | 9,544,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 2,337,000,000 | 12,360,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.23 | 0.41 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 21.3 | 20.3 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -4.3 | -6 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 40.5 | 71.8 |
Inflation rate (%) | 4.8 | 12.4 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 7.75 | 20 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 17.17 | 30.35 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 963,900,000 | 7,018,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 963,900,000 | 7,018,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,861,000,000 | 14,250,000,000 |
1↑Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | - | 13,410,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -622,000,000 | -2,131,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 1,050,000,000 | 13,840,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 1,922,000,000 | 12,650,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 997,600,000 | 7,555,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 3,258,000,000 | 22,140,000,000 |
National currency | Rwandan francs | cedis |
National currency (code) | RWF | GHC |
National currency (symbol) | ر.س | - |
National currency rate to USD | 839.1 | 4.385 |