How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

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

Rwanda

0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Zambia

0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Rwanda rank

11th

Zambia rank

9th

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

Rwanda
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1197 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Rwanda ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 9th of 121 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0557 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1980s	0.1823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9293 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1990s	0.5777 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8155 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2000s	0.4207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.706 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2853 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2010s	0.3604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.499 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1385 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2020s	0.7002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.03 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3291 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Rwanda or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Rwanda and Zambia?: 0.1197 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Rwanda ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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: 27 August 2026

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.