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

235,800 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 GNI per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Rwanda: GNI per capita

Cameroon

1.05 million current LCU

in 2024

Rwanda

1.29 million current LCU

in 2024

Cameroon rank

44th

Rwanda rank

41st

GNI per capita over time

Cameroon
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.29 million current LCU against 1.05 million current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 235,800 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 204 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	75,693 current LCU	10,168 current LCU	65,525 current LCU	Cameroon
1980s	295,035 current LCU	24,723 current LCU	270,313 current LCU	Cameroon
1990s	367,916 current LCU	51,327 current LCU	316,589 current LCU	Cameroon
2000s	578,613 current LCU	180,868 current LCU	397,745 current LCU	Cameroon
2010s	797,269 current LCU	512,304 current LCU	284,964 current LCU	Cameroon
2020s	969,516 current LCU	991,625 current LCU	22,109 current LCU	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni per capita, Cameroon or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.29 million current LCU against 1.05 million current LCU in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni per capita between Cameroon and Rwanda?: 235,800 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 gni per capita?: Cameroon ranks 44th and Rwanda ranks 41st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GNI per capita (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 207 places, 9,896 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release