What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Nigeria and Rwanda?

125,070 current LCU per person, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Rwanda: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Nigeria

1.19 million current LCU per person

in 2024

Rwanda

1.32 million current LCU per person

in 2024

Nigeria rank

42nd

Rwanda rank

41st

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

Nigeria
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.32 million current LCU per person against 1.19 million current LCU per person in Nigeria, a difference of 125,070 current LCU per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.

Nigeria ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 41st of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	347.18 current LCU per person	10,212 current LCU per person	9,865 current LCU per person	Rwanda
1980s	2,343 current LCU per person	24,750 current LCU per person	22,407 current LCU per person	Rwanda
1990s	23,460 current LCU per person	51,641 current LCU per person	28,181 current LCU per person	Rwanda
2000s	154,393 current LCU per person	182,434 current LCU per person	28,041 current LCU per person	Rwanda
2010s	496,192 current LCU per person	524,815 current LCU per person	28,623 current LCU per person	Rwanda
2020s	930,942 current LCU per person	1.01 million current LCU per person	82,820 current LCU per person	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Nigeria or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.32 million current LCU per person against 1.19 million current LCU per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Nigeria and Rwanda?: 125,070 current LCU per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?: Nigeria ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 41st of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 30 August 2026

GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.