Rwanda vs Uganda: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Rwanda
113 current US$ per person
in 2023
Uganda
123.59 current US$ per person
in 2023
Rwanda rank
182nd
Uganda rank
179th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 123.59 current US$ per person against 113 current US$ per person in Rwanda, a difference of 10.59 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Uganda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 182nd and Uganda ranks 179th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 1.07 current US$ per person 20.03 current US$ per person 18.97 current US$ per person Uganda
1970s 9.94 current US$ per person 26.19 current US$ per person 16.25 current US$ per person Uganda
1980s 16.02 current US$ per person 20.88 current US$ per person 4.87 current US$ per person Uganda
1990s 11.32 current US$ per person 16.34 current US$ per person 5.02 current US$ per person Uganda
2000s 16.8 current US$ per person 29.83 current US$ per person 13.03 current US$ per person Uganda
2010s 48.93 current US$ per person 62.25 current US$ per person 13.32 current US$ per person Uganda
2020s 110.54 current US$ per person 92.93 current US$ per person 17.6 current US$ per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Rwanda or Uganda?
Uganda, at 123.59 current US$ per person against 113 current US$ per person in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Rwanda and Uganda?
10.59 current US$ per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Rwanda ranks 182nd and Uganda ranks 179th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.