South Korea vs Rwanda: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP (current)
South Korea
1,348 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Rwanda
1,622 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Korea rank
20th
Rwanda rank
19th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP (current) over time
- South Korea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1,622 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,348 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Korea, a difference of 274 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 19th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 223.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 70.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 153.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1970s | 453.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 103.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 350.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1980s | 758.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 108.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 650.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1990s | 881.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 284.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 596.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1,111 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 603.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 507.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1,079 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 819.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 258.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1,248 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,323 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 74.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, South Korea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1,622 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,348 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between South Korea and Rwanda?
- 274 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Rwanda rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- South Korea ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 19th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.