Chad vs Rwanda: Gross domestic product (GDP)
Chad
41.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Rwanda
43.79 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Chad rank
129th
Rwanda rank
127th
Gross domestic product (GDP) over time
- Chad
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 43.79 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 41.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Chad, a difference of 1.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 129th and Rwanda ranks 127th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.92 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.44 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Chad |
| 1970s | 9.07 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.44 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.63 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Chad |
| 1980s | 7.71 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.38 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 677.40 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 11.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.72 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.73 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Chad |
| 2000s | 18.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.82 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Chad |
| 2010s | 35.27 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 24.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.59 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Chad |
| 2020s | 40.39 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 38.60 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.79 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Chad or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 43.79 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 41.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Chad and Rwanda?
- 1.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Rwanda rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Chad ranks 129th and Rwanda ranks 127th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.