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

Rwanda
3,138 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Uganda
3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Rwanda rank
159th
Uganda rank
161st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 3,138 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Uganda, a difference of 132 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 159th and Uganda ranks 161st of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 1,011 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 886.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 124.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Rwanda
1970s 1,187 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 75.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Rwanda
1980s 1,350 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 949.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 400.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Rwanda
1990s 903.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,157 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 253.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Uganda
2000s 1,359 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,697 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 337.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Uganda
2010s 2,126 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,633 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 507.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Uganda
2020s 2,852 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,847 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Rwanda or Uganda?
Rwanda, at 3,138 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Rwanda and Uganda?
132 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Rwanda ranks 159th and Uganda ranks 161st of 181 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 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
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.