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

219,500 current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica 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.

Jamaica vs Rwanda: GDP per capita

Jamaica

1.10 million current LCU

in 2024

Rwanda

1.32 million current LCU

in 2024

Jamaica rank

43rd

Rwanda rank

41st

GDP per capita over time

Jamaica
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.32 million current LCU against 1.10 million current LCU in Jamaica, a difference of 219,500 current LCU.

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

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

Jamaica ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 41st of 208 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,184 current LCU	10,212 current LCU	9,028 current LCU	Rwanda
1980s	5,362 current LCU	24,750 current LCU	19,388 current LCU	Rwanda
1990s	77,321 current LCU	51,641 current LCU	25,680 current LCU	Jamaica
2000s	255,828 current LCU	182,434 current LCU	73,394 current LCU	Jamaica
2010s	576,752 current LCU	524,815 current LCU	51,936 current LCU	Jamaica
2020s	910,052 current LCU	1.01 million current LCU	103,709 current LCU	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Jamaica or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.32 million current LCU against 1.10 million current LCU in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Jamaica and Rwanda?: 219,500 current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Rwanda?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Rwanda rank globally for gdp per capita?: Jamaica ranks 43rd 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