Rwanda vs Western Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate
Rwanda
8.89 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
4.28 % change on previous year
in 2024
Rwanda rank
5th
Western Africa rank
8th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate over time
- Rwanda
- Western Africa
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 8.89 % change on previous year against 4.28 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 4.61 % change on previous year.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.1 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Western Africa ahead.
Rwanda ranks 5th and Western Africa ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.28 % change on previous year | 4.75 % change on previous year | 0.5249 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 3.03 % change on previous year | 0.4761 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 4.1 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 8.33 % change on previous year | 6.53 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 7.16 % change on previous year | 4.56 % change on previous year | 2.59 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 6.56 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | 3.51 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate, Rwanda or Western Africa?
- Rwanda, at 8.89 % change on previous year against 4.28 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate between Rwanda and Western Africa?
- 4.61 % change on previous year, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Western Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Western Africa rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 5th and Western Africa ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.