Rwanda vs South Asia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Rwanda
0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Asia
0.162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Rwanda rank
11th
South Asia rank
8th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Rwanda
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.5955 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 4.7 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Asia ahead.

Rwanda ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 8th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0557 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.122 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0663 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Asia
1980s 0.1823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1535 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0289 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1990s 0.5777 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3108 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda
2000s 0.4207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2365 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda
2010s 0.3604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1684 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.192 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda
2020s 0.7002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1647 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5355 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Rwanda or South Asia?
Rwanda, at 0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Rwanda and South Asia?
0.5955 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and South Asia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and South Asia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Rwanda ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.