Price level index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Price level index was 26.98 GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Price level index in Rwanda, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in GDP.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 26.98 GDP for price level index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Rwanda peaked at 73.43 GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.98 GDP, in 2025.
That places Rwanda 188th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.43 GDP | — |
| 1991 | 54.61 GDP | -25.6% |
| 1992 | 53.53 GDP | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 55.3 GDP | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 41.6 GDP | -24.8% |
| 1995 | 51.72 GDP | +24.3% |
| 1996 | 48.14 GDP | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 55.67 GDP | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 54.34 GDP | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 48.35 GDP | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 41.84 GDP | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 35.85 GDP | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 31.18 GDP | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 32.54 GDP | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 32.78 GDP | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 35.87 GDP | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 35.55 GDP | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 39.47 GDP | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 44.39 GDP | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 45.44 GDP | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 45.18 GDP | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 46.08 GDP | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.59 GDP | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 46.61 GDP | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 43.21 GDP | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 41.22 GDP | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 39.09 GDP | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 38.53 GDP | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 36.31 GDP | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 34.68 GDP | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 34.08 GDP | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 30.35 GDP | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 31.52 GDP | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 30.15 GDP | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 28 GDP | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 26.98 GDP | -3.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 26.98 GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 34.9 GDP, 77% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 26.98 GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.48 GDP, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.67 GDP | 41.6 GDP | 73.43 GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.49 GDP | 31.18 GDP | 45.44 GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.95 GDP | 34.68 GDP | 48.59 GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.18 GDP | 26.98 GDP | 34.08 GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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- 187 Tajikistan 27.64 GDP compare
- 189 Ethiopia 25.75 GDP compare
- 190 Bangladesh 25.58 GDP compare
- 191 Nepal 24.87 GDP 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 price level index in Rwanda?
- Price level index in Rwanda was 26.98 GDP in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 73.43 GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.98 GDP in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for price level index?
- Rwanda ranks 188th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. At the level of GDP, the price level ratio provides a measure of the differences in the general price levels of countries.