What is the difference in gdp: linked series (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?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Nigeria vs Rwanda: GDP: linked series (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: linked series (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 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Nigeria ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33,485 current LCU per person	58,128 current LCU per person	24,642 current LCU per person	Rwanda
2000s	218,000 current LCU per person	181,131 current LCU per person	36,869 current LCU per person	Nigeria
2010s	698,742 current LCU per person	521,541 current LCU per person	177,201 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: linked series (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: linked series (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?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?: Nigeria ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP: linked series (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: linked series (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 7,349 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

GDP: linked series (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.