Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.3775 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Rwanda, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.3775 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 188.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Rwanda peaked at 0.3775 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Rwanda 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +100.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0556 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0663 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1307 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1448 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1675 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1906 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2049 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2279 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2494 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2775 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3119 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3364 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3775 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.3775 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0104 units per square kilometre, 36.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.3775 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 14.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +100.8% | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 0.0131 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -39.9% | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | 0.1307 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2488 units per square kilometre | 0.1448 units per square kilometre | 0.3775 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 19 Hungary 0.5206 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 0.5145 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Guinea 0.4617 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Maldives 0.2893 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Comoros 0.2753 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Chile 0.2671 units per square kilometre compare
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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Rwanda?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Rwanda was 0.3775 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3775 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Rwanda ranks 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.9%. 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), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.