Rwanda vs Upper middle income: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Rwanda
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 7.0% against 3.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Rwanda ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1% | 3.2% | 3.3% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 3.9% | 1.7% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | -0.1% | 1.8% | 1.8% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 3.1% | 2.6% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 0.7% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.7% | 0.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 0.9% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Rwanda or Upper middle income?
- Rwanda, at 7.0% against 3.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Rwanda and Upper middle income?
- 3.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Upper middle income rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Rwanda ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.