Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 was 1,021 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per in Rwanda, 1983–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Rwanda is 1,021 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Rwanda peaked at 1,021 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 159.32 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1994.
Rwanda ranks 173rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 351.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 326.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 330.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 337.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 328.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 334.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 324.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 307.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 296.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 306.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 273.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 159.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | -41.9% |
| 1995 | 257.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | +61.8% |
| 1996 | 243.96 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 241.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 252.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 275.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 295.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 318.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 355.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 356.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 374.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 399.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 424.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 446.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 482.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 498.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 522.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 553.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 589.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 605.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 623.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 660.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 682.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 700.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 739.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 787.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 748.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 792.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 854.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 913.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 958.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 1,021 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1,021 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 701.24 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1,021 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 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 | +61.8% | 159.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | 257.77 constant 2015 US$ per person |
| 1994 | -41.9% | 273.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | 159.32 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 333.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | 324.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | 351.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 261.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | 159.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | 307.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 395.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | 295.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | 498.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 646.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | 522.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | 787.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 881.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | 748.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,021 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 170 Yemen 1,036 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 171 Tanzania 1,030 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 172 Haiti 1,022 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 174 Guinea 989.46 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 175 Uganda 960.95 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 176 Lesotho 935.36 constant 2015 US$ per person 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 value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Rwanda?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Rwanda was 1,021 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,021 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 159.32 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
- Rwanda ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.