Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3936 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda stood at 0.3936. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.5202 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3936, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4852 | — |
| 2005 | 0.5202 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4722 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4511 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4371 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3936 | -9.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.3936 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3739, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.3936 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5027 | 0.4852 | 0.5202 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4535 | 0.4371 | 0.4722 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3936 | 0.3936 | 0.3936 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,784 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.98 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda was 0.3936 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5202 in 2005.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3936 in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.