Editing Politics of Rwanda (section)

== Political-economical focus ==
From 2005 to 2010 the political headcount ration on national poverty lines decreased by more than 10 percent and the life expectancy of about 64 years is higher than that of similar Sub-Sahara African countries as well as other low income countries.<ref name="worldbank" />

In 2011, Rwanda's [[Greenhouse gas emissions|{{CO2}} emissions]] totaled 0.1 metric tons per capita, which was much lower than similar Sub-Sahara African countries as well as other low income countries. Rwanda´s school enrollment rate is much higher than similar Sub-Sahara African countries as well as other low income countries.<ref name="worldbank" />

As of 2014, Rwanda was still considered a low income country with $7.890 billion GDP, based on U.S. dollars, with a total population of 11.34 million people.<ref name="worldbank">{{Cite web |last=World Bank |date=2015 |title=Rwanda {{!}} Data |url=http://data.worldbank.org/country/rwanda#cp_wdi |access-date=12 November 2015 |website=data.worldbank.org}}</ref>

As of 2015 Rwanda had made a shift towards economic improvement, centralizing its foreign exchange around coffee and tea production, "helping to reduce poverty and inequality". The [[World Bank]] has praised Rwanda´s efforts.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Rwanda country profile - Overview - BBC News|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14093238|website = BBC News|access-date = 12 November 2015|language = en-GB}}</ref>
Kagame has reached out to large companies, such as [[Costco]] and [[Starbucks]], who as of 2015 were the two largest buyers of Rwandan coffee beans.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Rwanda Rising: A New Model of Economic Development|url = http://www.fastcompany.com/1208900/rwanda-rising-new-model-economic-development|website = Fast Company|access-date = 12 November 2015|language = en-US}}</ref>