Kenya vs Rwanda: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
78.3%
in 2023
Rwanda
76.0%
in 2023
Kenya rank
35th
Rwanda rank
37th
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 78.3% against 76.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 35th and Rwanda ranks 37th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.6% | 86.7% | 5.1% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 67.5% | 73.6% | 6.1% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 65.2% | 73.7% | 8.5% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 78.5% | 86.4% | 7.9% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 80.5% | 2.5% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 82.5% | 6.8% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 76.2% | 2.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Kenya, at 78.3% against 76.0% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 2.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 35th and Rwanda ranks 37th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of household consumption in GDP vs. 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
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.