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
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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About this data
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.