Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: External debt stocks, long-term

Burkina Faso
10.19 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Rwanda
11.45 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
61st
Rwanda rank
58th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 11.45 billion DOD, current US$ against 10.19 billion DOD, current US$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.26 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Rwanda ranks 58th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 85.03 million DOD, current US$ 41.51 million DOD, current US$ 43.52 million DOD, current US$ Burkina Faso
1980s 478.73 million DOD, current US$ 344.45 million DOD, current US$ 134.28 million DOD, current US$ Burkina Faso
1990s 1.09 billion DOD, current US$ 918.69 million DOD, current US$ 166.84 million DOD, current US$ Burkina Faso
2000s 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ 1.08 billion DOD, current US$ 734.39 million DOD, current US$ Burkina Faso
2010s 9.01 billion DOD, current US$ 3.14 billion DOD, current US$ 5.87 billion DOD, current US$ Burkina Faso
2020s 9.69 billion DOD, current US$ 9.16 billion DOD, current US$ 531.90 million DOD, current US$ Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 11.45 billion DOD, current US$ against 10.19 billion DOD, current US$ in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
1.26 billion DOD, current US$, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Rwanda ranks 58th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
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Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.