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

125,070 current LCU, 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?

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.

Nigeria vs Rwanda: GDP per capita

Nigeria

1.19 million current LCU

in 2024

Rwanda

1.32 million current LCU

in 2024

Nigeria rank

42nd

Rwanda rank

41st

GDP per capita over time

Nigeria
Rwanda

How they compare

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

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 208 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	10,212 current LCU	9,865 current LCU	Rwanda
1980s	2,343 current LCU	24,750 current LCU	22,407 current LCU	Rwanda
1990s	23,460 current LCU	51,641 current LCU	28,181 current LCU	Rwanda
2000s	154,393 current LCU	182,434 current LCU	28,042 current LCU	Rwanda
2010s	496,193 current LCU	524,815 current LCU	28,622 current LCU	Rwanda
2020s	930,942 current LCU	1.01 million current LCU	82,818 current LCU	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Nigeria or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.32 million current LCU against 1.19 million current LCU in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Nigeria and Rwanda?: 125,070 current LCU, 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 per capita?: Nigeria ranks 42nd 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