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The industrial sector is small, contributing 14.8% of GDP in 2014.{{sfn|CIA (I)}} Products manufactured include cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles and cigarettes.{{sfn|CIA (I)}} Rwanda's mining industry is an important contributor, generating US$93 million in 2008.{{sfn|Mukaaya|2009}} Minerals mined include [[cassiterite]], [[wolframite]], gold, and [[coltan]], which is used in the manufacture of electronic and communication devices such as mobile phones.{{sfn|Mukaaya|2009}}{{sfn|Delawala|2001}}
Rwanda's [[service sector]] suffered during the [[late-2000s recession]] as bank lending, foreign aid projects and investment were reduced.{{sfn|Nantaba|2010}} The sector rebounded in 2010, becoming the country's largest sector by economic output and contributing 43.6% of the country's GDP.{{sfn|CIA (I)}} Key tertiary contributors include banking and finance, wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage, communication, insurance, real estate, business services and public administration including education and health.{{sfn|Nantaba|2010}} [[Tourism in Rwanda|Tourism]] is one of the fastest-growing economic resources and became the country's leading foreign exchange earner in 2007.{{sfn|Mukaaya|2008}} In spite of the genocide's legacy, the country is increasingly perceived internationally as a safe destination.{{sfn|Nielsen|Spenceley|2010|p=6}} The number of tourist arrivals in 2013 was 864,000 people, up from 504,000 in 2010.{{sfn|World Bank (XI)}} Revenue from tourism was US$303 million in 2014, up from just US$62 million in 2000.{{sfn|KT Press|2015}} The largest contributor to this revenue was [[mountain gorilla]] tracking, in the Volcanoes National Park;{{sfn|KT Press|2015}} Rwanda is one of only three countries in which [[mountain gorilla]]s can be visited safely; the gorillas attract thousands of visitors per year, who are prepared to pay high prices for permits.{{sfn|Nielsen|Spenceley|2010|p=2}} Other attractions include Nyungwe Forest, home to chimpanzees, Ruwenzori colobus and other primates, the resorts of Lake Kivu, and Akagera, a small [[savanna reserve]] in the east of the country.{{sfn|RDB (II)}}
Rwanda was ranked 103rd in the [[Global Innovation Index]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=WIPO |title=Global Innovation Index 2023, 15th Edition |url=https://www.wipo.int/global_innovation_index/en/2023/index.html |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=www.wipo.int |doi=10.34667/tind.46596 |language=en}}</ref>
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