What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Nigeria and Rwanda?

253,640 current LCU per person, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Rwanda: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Nigeria

1.86 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Rwanda

1.61 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Nigeria rank

36th

Rwanda rank

38th

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

Nigeria
Rwanda

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.86 million current LCU per person against 1.61 million current LCU per person in Rwanda, a difference of 253,640 current LCU per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Nigeria ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	76.84 current LCU per person	2,896 current LCU per person	2,819 current LCU per person	Rwanda
1970s	347.18 current LCU per person	10,212 current LCU per person	9,865 current LCU per person	Rwanda
1980s	2,343 current LCU per person	24,750 current LCU per person	22,407 current LCU per person	Rwanda
1990s	23,460 current LCU per person	51,641 current LCU per person	28,181 current LCU per person	Rwanda
2000s	154,393 current LCU per person	181,131 current LCU per person	26,738 current LCU per person	Rwanda
2010s	524,571 current LCU per person	521,541 current LCU per person	3,030 current LCU per person	Nigeria
2020s	1.36 million current LCU per person	1.14 million current LCU per person	219,802 current LCU per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Nigeria or Rwanda?: Nigeria, at 1.86 million current LCU per person against 1.61 million current LCU per person in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Nigeria and Rwanda?: 253,640 current LCU per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?: Nigeria ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.