Distillers Rwanda
A one-page guide to Rwanda for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Kigali
- Official languages
- Kinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili
- Currency
- Rwandan franc (RWF)
- Time zone
- UTC+2 (CAT)
People
- Population growth
- 2.2% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 30.9%
- Aged under 15
- 37.0%
- Aged 65 and over
- 4.0%
- Life expectancy
- 68.0 years
Climate
Tropical highland: cooler than most equatorial countries. Kigali daily temperatures run about 15-28 C, with about 1,000-1,400 mm of rain a year. Rainy seasons are February-June and September-December; the main dry season is June-September.
Alcohol
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 4.11 litres of pure alcohol (2022)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Wikipedia: Rwanda; World Bank indicators API; WHO Global Health Observatory API; UN Comtrade public API; WHO GISAH country profile - Rwanda (2018); Rwanda closes eight alcohol factories (allAfrica, Aug 2026); Bralirwa (Wikipedia); Sagaci Research: Spirits market in Rwanda. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.