Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 1.3 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Rwanda, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Rwanda is 1.3 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 162.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 1.3 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Rwanda ranks 38th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0057 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0067 million SLC per person | +16.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0067 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0074 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0104 million SLC per person | +41.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0121 million SLC per person | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0138 million SLC per person | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0155 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.017 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0196 million SLC per person | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0213 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0234 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0242 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0254 million SLC per person | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0275 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0291 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0273 million SLC per person | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0268 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.027 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.028 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0276 million SLC per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0301 million SLC per person | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0334 million SLC per person | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0335 million SLC per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0236 million SLC per person | -29.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0568 million SLC per person | +140.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0635 million SLC per person | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0758 million SLC per person | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0846 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0884 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0981 million SLC per person | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1051 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1113 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1339 million SLC per person | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1556 million SLC per person | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1807 million SLC per person | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1969 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.233 million SLC per person | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2888 million SLC per person | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3204 million SLC per person | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3459 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3907 million SLC per person | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.434 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4556 million SLC per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4944 million SLC per person | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5281 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.574 million SLC per person | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6305 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6646 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7285 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7345 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8194 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 1.01 million SLC per person | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million SLC per person | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3 million SLC per person | +10.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.3 million SLC per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5527 million SLC per person, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.3 million SLC per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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 | +140.4% | 0.0236 million SLC per person | 0.0568 million SLC per person |
| 1994 | -29.4% | 0.0335 million SLC per person | 0.0236 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0115 million SLC per person | 0.0057 million SLC per person | 0.0196 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.026 million SLC per person | 0.0213 million SLC per person | 0.0291 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0517 million SLC per person | 0.0236 million SLC per person | 0.0884 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1824 million SLC per person | 0.0981 million SLC per person | 0.3204 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5246 million SLC per person | 0.3459 million SLC per person | 0.7285 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million SLC per person | 0.7345 million SLC per person | 1.3 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.15 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.9225 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 572.93 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 25.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 40.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Rwanda?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Rwanda was 1.3 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 38th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.2%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.