Rwanda: GNI per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Rwanda's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 204,296 on 2024 (from 1.37 million to 1.57 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +44,709 and a typical year strayed about 50,490 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 204,296 in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 11,075 in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 110,914 a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Rwanda had the 34th highest value of the 181 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Rwanda in the 2025 ranking

• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 31st of 181: 2.08 million
• Nigeria — 32nd of 181: 1.8 million
• Côte d'Ivoire — 33rd of 181: 1.68 million
• Serbia — 35th of 181: 1.49 million
• Sri Lanka — 36th of 181: 1.48 million
• Russian Federation — 37th of 181: 1.46 million

What this measures

Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 66 values

GNI per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 3.18 million (2025)
• Benin — 953,995 (2025)
• Botswana — 101,272 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 628,558 (2025)
• Burundi — 1.24 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 559,911 (2025)
• Cameroon — 1.13 million (2025)
• Central African Republic — 342,236 (2025)
• Chad — 567,980 (2025)
• Comoros — 901,810 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 2.08 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Rwanda

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.47 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 3.52 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.46 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 3.28 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 15.06% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$10.54 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 15.06 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Rwanda's GNI per capita (current LCU)?

1.57 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 79,640% from 1,969 in 1960 (10.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.57 million in 2025 and the lowest 1,949 in 1964.

How does Rwanda rank?

34th highest of 181 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GNI per capita (current LCU) unusual for Rwanda?

In 2025, Rwanda's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 204,296 on 2024 (from 1.37 million to 1.57 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +44,709 and a typical year strayed about 50,490 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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