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

Rwanda
3,138 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3,093 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Rwanda rank
159th
Zimbabwe rank
160th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 3,138 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 3,093 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 45 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Rwanda ranks 159th and Zimbabwe ranks 160th of 181 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 1,011 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,675 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,664 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe
1970s 1,187 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,687 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,500 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe
1980s 1,350 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,658 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,309 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe
1990s 903.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,386 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,482 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe
2000s 1,359 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,644 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,284 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe
2010s 2,126 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,835 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 709.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe
2020s 2,852 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,965 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 112.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
Rwanda, at 3,138 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 3,093 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
45 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Rwanda ranks 159th and Zimbabwe ranks 160th 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.