{"id":2000125342,"date":"2026-09-08T10:03:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000125342"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:03:47","slug":"rwandas-industrial-production-up-6-6-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwandas-industrial-production-up-6-6-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda’s industrial production up 6.6% in July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The latest Index of Industrial Production (IIP) report shows that industrial output also increased by 3.6 percent compared with June 2026, while the annual average growth rate stood at about 6.4 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manufacturing was the strongest contributor to the July performance, recording a reported 49.2 percent year-on-year increase. The sector accounts for 68.1 percent of the industrial production index, making it the largest component of Rwanda\u2019s formal industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NISR attributed developments within manufacturing to increases in several subsectors, including food processing, non-metallic mineral products, and metal products, machinery and equipment. Food processing increased by 6.1 percent, while non-metallic mineral products rose by 8.9 percent and metal products, machinery and equipment increased by 3.5 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other manufacturing activities also recorded mixed results. Furniture and other manufacturing increased by 8.2 percent, while wood, paper and printing grew by 1.5 percent and chemicals, rubber and plastic products rose by 1.2 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, some subsectors experienced declines. Manufacturing of beverages and tobacco decreased by 1.9 percent, while textiles, clothing and leather goods declined by 0.5 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electricity and utilities record strong growth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electricity production was another major source of industrial growth, increasing by 18.5 percent year-on-year in July. The sector also grew by 6.4 percent compared with June, with an annual average growth rate of 13.9 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water and waste management recorded 12.6 percent year-on-year growth and increased by 5.2 percent compared with June 2026. Its annual average growth rate stood at 7.6 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mining and quarrying, which represents 15.8 percent of the industrial production index, recorded more moderate annual growth of 4.7 percent. However, mining output increased sharply by 22.8 percent compared with June 2026, indicating a strong monthly improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the industrial production index reached 114.2 in July 2026, up from 107.0 in July 2025, based on the 2024=100 index series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial economy expands over the longer term<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the July figures, the NISR report highlights the significant expansion of Rwanda\u2019s industrial economy in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report’s 2024 rebasing exercise shows that total industrial Gross Value Added (GVA) increased from Rwf 442.1 billion in 2017 to Rwf 1.14 trillion in 2024, representing a 158.4 percent increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several sectors recorded particularly large increases over the period. Water and waste management grew by 508.1 percent, chemicals, rubber and plastic products by 359.2 percent, and wood, paper and printing by 328.7 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mining and quarrying increased by 213.9 percent, while manufacturing of non-metallic mineral products rose by 204 percent and beverages and tobacco by 203.5 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The figures indicate a substantial expansion and changing composition of Rwanda\u2019s industrial economy, with manufacturing remaining the dominant component of industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Manufacturing was the strongest contributor to the July performance, recording a reported 49.2 percent year-on-year increase. The sector accounts for 68.1 percent of the industrial production index, making it the largest component of Rwanda\u2019s formal industrial activity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rwanda\u2019s formal industrial production increased by 6.6 percent in July 2026 compared with the same month in 2025, reflecting continued expansion across the country\u2019s mining, manufacturing, electricity, and water and waste management sectors, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000125343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000125342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":2000122456,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-14-at-11.58.47-AM.jpeg","title":"WhatsApp Image 2026-08-14 at 11.58.47 AM","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":2000122456,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-14-at-11.58.47-AM.jpeg","title":"WhatsApp Image 2026-08-14 at 11.58.47 AM","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000125343,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/sddefault-1-1920x1083-1.jpg","alt":"","caption":"Manufacturing was the strongest contributor to the July performance, recording a reported 49.2 percent year-on-year increase. The sector accounts for 68.1 percent of the industrial production index, making it the largest component of Rwanda\u2019s formal industrial activity.","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1920,"height":1083,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/sddefault-1-1920x1083-1.jpg","width":1920,"height":1083},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/sddefault-1-1920x1083-1.jpg","width":1920,"height":1083},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/sddefault-1-1920x1083-1.jpg","width":1920,"height":1083},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/sddefault-1-1920x1083-1.jpg","width":1920,"height":1083},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/sddefault-1-1920x1083-1.jpg","width":1920,"height":1083}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000125342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000125342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000125342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000125349,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000125342\/revisions\/2000125349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000125343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000125342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000125342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000125342"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000125342"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000125342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}