Nigeria vs Rwanda: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Nigeria
16.59 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Rwanda
17.17 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
96th
Rwanda rank
95th

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 17.17 TDS, current US$ per person against 16.59 TDS, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.58 TDS, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 96th and Rwanda ranks 95th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 2.52 TDS, current US$ per person 0.1728 TDS, current US$ per person 2.35 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 21.56 TDS, current US$ per person 1.79 TDS, current US$ per person 19.76 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 18.08 TDS, current US$ per person 2.1 TDS, current US$ per person 15.98 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 18.49 TDS, current US$ per person 2.18 TDS, current US$ per person 16.31 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 2.82 TDS, current US$ per person 4.26 TDS, current US$ per person 1.44 TDS, current US$ per person Rwanda
2020s 12.94 TDS, current US$ per person 18.87 TDS, current US$ per person 5.93 TDS, current US$ per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Nigeria or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 17.17 TDS, current US$ per person against 16.59 TDS, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Nigeria and Rwanda?
0.58 TDS, current US$ per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Nigeria ranks 96th and Rwanda ranks 95th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,413 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, 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.