How to call Rwanda from abroad (+250)
The country code for Rwanda is +250 (ISO codes RW and RWA). You need it every time you phone Rwanda from another country.
To call Rwanda in four steps:
- Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
- Dial the Rwanda country code: 250.
- Dial the local number. If it starts with a 0 (the national trunk prefix), leave that 0 out; a few countries, such as Italy, keep it.
- Result: +250 followed by the local number, e.g. +250 [local number].
About Rwanda Codes
Rwanda RW Phone Code
250
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
RW
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
RWA
The ISO 3166-1 codes of Rwanda are RW (alpha-2) and RWA (alpha-3). Its international dialling code (E.164) is +250, its internet domain is .rw and its ISO numeric code is 646.

Country codes table
| Phone Code | +250 |
|---|---|
| ISO alpha-2 (two letters) | RW |
| ISO alpha-3 (three letters) | RWA |
| .tld | .rw |
| FIPS | RW |
| ISO numeric-3 | 646 |
| E. 164 | 250 |
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Rwanda Time Information
Local time at Kigali :
10:24 AM
Saturday, October 10, 2026
(GMT+02:00)
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Time Zones :
- Africa/Kigali
Global Information about Rwanda
- Capital : Kigali
- Currency : Franc
- Surface : 26,338 km²
- Longitude : 29.873888
- Latitude : -1.940278