Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt)

Ethiopia
2,153 international-$ in 2011 prices per person
in 2022
Rwanda
2,085 international-$ in 2011 prices per person
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
140th
Rwanda rank
141st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt) over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2,153 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 2,085 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in Rwanda, a difference of 68 international-$ in 2011 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 140th and Rwanda ranks 141st of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 930.71 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,096 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 165.27 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Rwanda
1970s 1,047 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,287 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 240 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Rwanda
1980s 1,043 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,546 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 503.24 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Rwanda
1990s 776.83 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,010 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 233.08 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Rwanda
2000s 814.28 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,151 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 336.66 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Rwanda
2010s 1,472 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,597 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 125.59 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Rwanda
2020s 2,072 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,974 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 97.71 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
Ethiopia, at 2,153 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 2,085 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in Rwanda as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
68 international-$ in 2011 prices per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 140th and Rwanda ranks 141st of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,969 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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