Rwanda vs Sudan

Rwanda vs Sudan: GDP growth

GDP growth: 9.4% a year in Rwanda in 2025 and -2.5% a year in Sudan in 2019, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 11.8 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Rwanda vs Sudan: GDP growthGDP growth: 9.4% a year in Rwanda in 2025 and -2.5% a year in Sudan in 2019, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 11.8 percentage points.
RwandaSudanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Rwanda has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Sudan.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Rwanda at 7.1% a year and Sudan at 8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearRwandaSudan
20259.4–
20247.2-19.3
20238.6-23.5
20229.8-2.5
20218.40.5
2020-2.8-3.6
20199.3-2.5
20188.1-2.3
20174.70.8
20165.74.7
20158.94.9
20145.74.7
20134.72
20128.6-17
20118-3.2
20107.33.9
20096.2-2.8
200811.23.8
20077.75.7
20069.36.5
20059.45.6
20047.55.1
20032.26.3
200213.25.9
20018.510.9
20008.48.4
19993.34.2
19988.38.2
199714.96.1
199611.65.5
199524.58.9
1994-41.93.5
1993-10.42.8
19926.65.5
1991-4.37
19900.40.8
1989-5.71.4
19880.34.3
1987-0.36.5
19865.59.9
19854.4-0.6
198413-5.6
19836-1.5
1982-2.54.1
19812.56.3
1980-3.62.5
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRwandaSudan
20267.47
20277.215
2028710
202978
203078
20317.18

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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