Poverty & Inequality in Rwanda 94 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Rwanda. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys 2025 unchanged 76th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 20.1% 86th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 48.4% 42nd Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.7 live births per woman 2023 down 10.6% 39th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,784 kg per hectare 2024 up 26.7% 131st Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.8% 51st Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year 2024 up 132.9% 25th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.98 2023 up 0.0% 132nd Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% 2023 up 0.0% 132nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 47.9% 62nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -10.38 % change on previous year 2023 down 214.0% 168th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 1st Gender Inequality Index 0.394 2023 down 7.7% 71st Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.2% 2023 up 59.8% 146th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1462 2023 down 15.1% 53rd Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1462 2023 down 15.1% 53rd Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1683 2023 down 12.6% 51st Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 38.6% 2023 down 40.8% 14th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 10.2% 2023 down 61.4% 16th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 62.2% 2023 down 22.3% 13th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 89.8% 2023 down 4.1% 14th Prosperity gap 8.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 37.6% 15th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4433 2023 down 6.9% 24th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 21.9% 2023 down 45.1% 15th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 39.9% 2023 down 38.8% 14th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 50.7% 2023 down 20.9% 14th Population living in slums 38.3% 2022 down 24.1% 59th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.399 2023 up 22.0% 130th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.399 2023 up 22.0% 130th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.399 2023 up 22.0% 130th Proportion of population below international poverty line 38.6% 2023 down 40.8% 15th Three metrics of inequality 61.12 2023 down 6.8% 23rd Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.6112 2023 down 6.8% 23rd Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 2.16 2023 down 63.3% 193rd Income share held by second 20% 10.9% 2023 up 13.5% 87th Income share held by third 20% 14.4% 2023 up 9.1% 106th Income share held by fourth 20% 19.8% 2023 up 4.2% 118th Income share held by highest 20% 47.6% 2023 down 8.8% 23rd Income share held by highest 10% 33.4% 2023 down 11.9% 16th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.1% 2023 up 29.2% 39th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.4% 2023 up 23.3% 54th Gini index 39.4 2023 down 12.6% 33rd Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 8.1% 2023 down 33.6% 97th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 1.58 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 51.4% 25th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 10.2% 2023 down 61.3% 16th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 1.01 2024 down 41.7% 35th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.587 2023 down 7.4% 23rd Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.587 2023 down 7.4% 23rd Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 1.0% 2024 down 42.0% 33rd Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 1,819 2017 up 50.2% 140th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 52.2% 2023 down 8.4% 17th Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 18.9% 2023 down 16.7% 26th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 38.6% 2023 down 40.9% 15th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3936 2023 down 12.7% 31st Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 5.47 million people 2023 down 25.8% 24th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 38.6% 2023 down 40.9% 15th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 38.6% 2023 down 40.9% 15th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 38.6% 2023 down 40.9% 15th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 1.03 million people 2023 up 99.0% 104th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 38.6% 2023 down 40.9% 15th Page 1 of 2 Next →