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

45,020 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 GNI per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: GNI per capita

Rwanda

1.29 million current LCU

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1.33 million current LCU

in 2024

Rwanda rank

41st

Sri Lanka rank

40th

GNI per capita over time

Rwanda
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.33 million current LCU against 1.29 million current LCU in Rwanda, a difference of 45,020 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 204 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	10,168 current LCU	1,820 current LCU	8,348 current LCU	Rwanda
1980s	24,723 current LCU	9,745 current LCU	14,977 current LCU	Rwanda
1990s	51,327 current LCU	36,919 current LCU	14,407 current LCU	Rwanda
2000s	180,868 current LCU	128,063 current LCU	52,805 current LCU	Rwanda
2010s	512,304 current LCU	524,542 current LCU	12,238 current LCU	Sri Lanka
2020s	991,625 current LCU	1.01 million current LCU	21,440 current LCU	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni per capita, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1.33 million current LCU against 1.29 million current LCU in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni per capita between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?: 45,020 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 gni per capita?: Rwanda ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 40th 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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About this data

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