What is the difference in gdp per capita between Cameroon and Rwanda?

249,070 current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Cameroon vs Rwanda: GDP per capita

Cameroon

1.07 million current LCU

in 2024

Rwanda

1.32 million current LCU

in 2024

Cameroon rank

44th

Rwanda rank

41st

GDP per capita over time

Cameroon
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.32 million current LCU against 1.07 million current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 249,070 current LCU.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 44th and Rwanda ranks 41st of 208 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	85,401 current LCU	10,212 current LCU	75,189 current LCU	Cameroon
1980s	307,130 current LCU	24,750 current LCU	282,379 current LCU	Cameroon
1990s	386,505 current LCU	51,641 current LCU	334,864 current LCU	Cameroon
2000s	595,796 current LCU	182,434 current LCU	413,362 current LCU	Cameroon
2010s	810,410 current LCU	524,815 current LCU	285,595 current LCU	Cameroon
2020s	989,186 current LCU	1.01 million current LCU	24,574 current LCU	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Cameroon or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.32 million current LCU against 1.07 million current LCU in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Cameroon and Rwanda?: 249,070 current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for gdp per capita?: Cameroon ranks 44th and Rwanda ranks 41st of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release