How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?

45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Rwanda: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita

Nigeria

1.82 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Rwanda

1.52 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Nigeria rank

34th

Rwanda rank

37th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita over time

Nigeria
Rwanda

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.82 million current LCU per person against 1.52 million current LCU per person in Rwanda, a difference of 295,520 current LCU per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Rwanda ahead.

Nigeria ranks 34th and Rwanda ranks 37th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2,503 current LCU per person	25,259 current LCU per person	22,756 current LCU per person	Rwanda
1990s	23,225 current LCU per person	50,914 current LCU per person	27,689 current LCU per person	Rwanda
2000s	152,806 current LCU per person	164,634 current LCU per person	11,828 current LCU per person	Rwanda
2010s	520,320 current LCU per person	476,307 current LCU per person	44,013 current LCU per person	Nigeria
2020s	1.34 million current LCU per person	1.08 million current LCU per person	261,069 current LCU per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita, Nigeria or Rwanda?: Nigeria, at 1.82 million current LCU per person against 1.52 million current LCU per person in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita between Nigeria and Rwanda?: 295,520 current LCU per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita?: Nigeria ranks 34th and Rwanda ranks 37th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 206 places, 9,147 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.