Rwanda vs Southern Europe: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person

Rwanda
4.0%
in 2025
Southern Europe
1.7%
in 2025
Rwanda rank
24th
Southern Europe rank
21st

Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time

  • Rwanda
  • Southern Europe
-1001020200020122025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 4.0% against 1.7% in Southern Europe, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.4 times Southern Europe's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 24th and Southern Europe ranks 21st of 200 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Southern Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 5.3% 0.3% 5.0% Rwanda
2010s 4.5% 0.3% 4.2% Rwanda
2020s 2.5% 0.7% 1.8% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Rwanda or Southern Europe?
Rwanda, at 4.0% against 1.7% in Southern Europe as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Rwanda and Southern Europe?
2.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Southern Europe?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Southern Europe rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
Rwanda ranks 24th and Southern Europe ranks 21st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
240 places, 6,226 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed