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

46,560 current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

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.

Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: GDP per capita

Rwanda

1.32 million current LCU

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1.36 million current LCU

in 2024

Rwanda rank

41st

Sri Lanka rank

40th

GDP per capita over time

Rwanda
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.36 million current LCU against 1.32 million current LCU in Rwanda, a difference of 46,560 current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 208 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10,212 current LCU	1,993 current LCU	8,219 current LCU	Rwanda
1980s	24,750 current LCU	9,798 current LCU	14,952 current LCU	Rwanda
1990s	51,641 current LCU	37,337 current LCU	14,304 current LCU	Rwanda
2000s	182,434 current LCU	129,940 current LCU	52,494 current LCU	Rwanda
2010s	524,815 current LCU	536,469 current LCU	11,654 current LCU	Sri Lanka
2020s	1.01 million current LCU	1.04 million current LCU	26,657 current LCU	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1.36 million current LCU against 1.32 million current LCU in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?: 46,560 current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for gdp per capita?: Rwanda ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 40th 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