Rwanda vs Uganda: GDP per capita

Rwanda

3,138 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Uganda

3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Rwanda rank

161st

Uganda rank

163rd

GDP per capita over time

Rwanda
Uganda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 3,138 international-$ in 2021 prices against 3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices in Uganda, a difference of 132.35 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Globally, Rwanda ranks 161st and Uganda ranks 163rd of 184 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.