Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Rwanda, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Rwanda is 0.0012 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Rwanda peaked at 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Rwanda 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0012 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 10.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0012 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -48.8% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 81 Mexico 0.0012 units per square kilometre compare
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- 85 Estonia 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
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More economy & growth data for Rwanda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -78.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.51 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -79.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.1 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Rwanda?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Rwanda was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Rwanda rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Rwanda ranks 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.