Providing timely evidence to facilitate the socio-economic recovery from the covid-19 pandemic in Rwanda

Providing timely evidence to facilitate the socio-economic recovery from the covid-19 pandemic in Rwanda

5 Jul 2022

Monthly non food expenditures Change in non-food expenditures % (median) Nyarugene Huye Kicukiro IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HOUSEHOLDS Households reported that the household food expenditure has Married couple and Male Households Headed (25) have decreased about 24% between February 2020 and May 2021. [...] Change in food expenditures Change in food expenditures by type of household 160000 -21 140000 -21 120000 -22 100000 -22 -22 80000 -23 60000 -23 40000 -24 20000 -24 0 -25 0 15 30 45 60 75 90 Household distribition -25 -25 -25 -26 Food expenditures before covid19 (February 2020) Type of household Food expenditures during covid19 (May 2021) Monthly food expenditures (FRw) Changes in food expenditure. [...] Change in food expenditures by City 0 -5 -10 -15 -20 -19 -20 -21 -25 -25 -29 -28-30 -33 -33 -35 City Change in food expenditure % (median) Musanze Huye Muhanga Rubavu Rusizi Gasabo Nyarugenge Kicukiro IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HOUSEHOLDS About 29% and 26% of Households reported that they felt Households reported that a lack of money (36%), loss of job hunger twice and thrice over the last seven days b. [...] Number of days household felt hunger over the last seven days The causes of food insecurity in Households 35 40 36 30 29 35 26 30 26 25 25 21 20 20 15 15 10 11 109 9 7 610 -294 5 2 2 5 -31 1 5 0 0 -37 Never Once Twice Thrice Four Five Seven times times times Number of times Reason of food insecurity Household % Huye Gasabo Nyarugenge Household % Kicukiro Agriculture Industry Services IMPACT OF COV. [...] Household expectations on the economic situation in the next 6 months 31% 34% 10% 26% Get better Stay the same Get worse Don't know VIEW ON HOW THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION WILL EVOLVE Majority of households in Kicukiro (98%) and Muhanga (55%) were not confident that the economic situation of the country would improve over the coming six months while Majority of households in Gasabo (50%), Musan.

Authors

Martin Ruzima

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24
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Rwanda