Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.5681 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Rwanda stood at 0.5681 million USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 0.5681 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0423 million USD per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0436 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0437 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0452 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0456 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0446 million USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0533 million USD per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0561 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0616 million USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0674 million USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0734 million USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0774 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0788 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0835 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0799 million USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0835 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0872 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0873 million USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0874 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0902 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0881 million USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0848 million USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0905 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0827 million USD per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0423 million USD per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0565 million USD per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0677 million USD per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0808 million USD per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0921 million USD per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1024 million USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1109 million USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1204 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1362 million USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1392 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1496 million USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1636 million USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1787 million USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1924 million USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2138 million USD per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2272 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2438 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2633 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.286 million USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2995 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.318 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3461 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3668 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3814 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4139 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.453 million USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4377 million USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4852 million USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5248 million USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5681 million USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.5681 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0362 million USD per square kilometre, 15.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.5681 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0827 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0423 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +33.5% | 0.0423 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0565 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0504 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0674 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0829 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0734 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0902 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0788 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0423 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1024 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1632 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1109 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2272 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3372 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2438 million USD per square kilometre | 0.453 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5039 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4377 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5681 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 88 Nigeria 0.6131 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 89 Serbia 0.6089 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 90 Bulgaria 0.5826 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 92 Armenia 0.5488 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 93 Albania 0.5406 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 94 Pakistan 0.5123 million USD 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 0.5681 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5681 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0423 million USD per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.