Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate

Papua New Guinea
12.37 % change on previous year
in 2024
Rwanda
12.99 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
47th
Rwanda rank
46th

GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Rwanda
-50050100197119972024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 12.99 % change on previous year against 12.37 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.62 % change on previous year.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 211 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 12.48 % change on previous year 19.67 % change on previous year 7.19 % change on previous year Rwanda
1980s 6.65 % change on previous year 7.31 % change on previous year 0.6537 % change on previous year Rwanda
1990s 11.35 % change on previous year 18.78 % change on previous year 7.44 % change on previous year Rwanda
2000s 14.99 % change on previous year 16.34 % change on previous year 1.35 % change on previous year Rwanda
2010s 10.24 % change on previous year 11.21 % change on previous year 0.9669 % change on previous year Rwanda
2020s 8.54 % change on previous year 15.33 % change on previous year 6.79 % change on previous year Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 12.99 % change on previous year against 12.37 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
0.62 % change on previous year, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for gdp (current lcu), annual growth rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,125 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in GDP (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.