Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 983.35 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Rwanda, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 983.35 USD for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Rwanda peaked at 1,010 USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.23 USD, in 1970.
Rwanda ranks 205th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57.23 USD | — |
| 1971 | 66.79 USD | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 73.01 USD | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 88 USD | +20.5% |
| 1974 | 112.93 USD | +28.3% |
| 1975 | 131.14 USD | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 141.99 USD | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 161.39 USD | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 190.06 USD | +17.8% |
| 1979 | 225.87 USD | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 247.66 USD | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 268.98 USD | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 260.34 USD | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 264.76 USD | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 274.62 USD | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 286.96 USD | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 312.09 USD | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 337.74 USD | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 352.91 USD | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 349.04 USD | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 330.16 USD | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 240.81 USD | -27.1% |
| 1992 | 249.21 USD | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 232.34 USD | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 168.07 USD | -27.7% |
| 1995 | 216.79 USD | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 207.1 USD | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 251.51 USD | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 270.77 USD | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 264.62 USD | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 251.8 USD | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 237.26 USD | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 234.15 USD | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 249.09 USD | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 269.48 USD | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 323.91 USD | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 356.89 USD | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 425.97 USD | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 528.03 USD | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 563.74 USD | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 593.2 USD | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 650.81 USD | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 706.47 USD | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 704.55 USD | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 724.5 USD | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 733.6 USD | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 729.16 USD | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 758.28 USD | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 771.76 USD | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 810.08 USD | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 778.68 USD | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 828.8 USD | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 975.49 USD | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 1,010 USD | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 983.35 USD | -2.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 983.35 USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 850.6 USD, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 983.35 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,235 USD, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124.84 USD | 57.23 USD | 225.87 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 295.51 USD | 247.66 USD | 352.91 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 243.14 USD | 168.07 USD | 330.16 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 344.03 USD | 234.15 USD | 563.74 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 718.24 USD | 593.2 USD | 810.08 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 915.32 USD | 778.68 USD | 1,010 USD | 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)
- 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 — value us$ per capita in Rwanda?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Rwanda was 983.35 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,010 USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.23 USD in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 205th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).