Rwanda vs Zambia: GDP per capita

Rwanda

3,138 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Zambia

3,431 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Rwanda rank

161st

Zambia rank

159th

GDP per capita over time

Rwanda
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3,431 international-$ in 2021 prices against 3,138 international-$ in 2021 prices in Rwanda, a difference of 293.52 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Rwanda ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 159th 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.