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

210,530 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 GNI per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Rwanda: GNI per capita

Jamaica

1.07 million current LCU

in 2024

Rwanda

1.29 million current LCU

in 2024

Jamaica rank

43rd

Rwanda rank

41st

GNI per capita over time

Jamaica
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.29 million current LCU against 1.07 million current LCU in Jamaica, a difference of 210,530 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 204 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	1,147 current LCU	10,168 current LCU	9,020 current LCU	Rwanda
1980s	4,878 current LCU	24,723 current LCU	19,844 current LCU	Rwanda
1990s	73,824 current LCU	51,327 current LCU	22,498 current LCU	Jamaica
2000s	242,384 current LCU	180,868 current LCU	61,516 current LCU	Jamaica
2010s	559,335 current LCU	512,304 current LCU	47,031 current LCU	Jamaica
2020s	889,379 current LCU	991,625 current LCU	102,246 current LCU	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni per capita, Jamaica or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.29 million current LCU against 1.07 million current LCU in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni per capita between Jamaica and Rwanda?: 210,530 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 gni per capita?: Jamaica ranks 43rd 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