Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
2.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Rwanda
2.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Rwanda rank
30th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 2.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.

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

Ethiopia ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 30th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 7.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 24.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 16.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1970s 5.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 13.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 8.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1980s 4.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 4.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.7872 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1990s 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.6652 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2000s 4.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 4.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.6273 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 3.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.3575 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 3.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0003 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
Ethiopia, at 2.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 2.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
0.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 30th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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