Kenya vs Rwanda: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Kenya
630.53 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Rwanda
585.38 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
72nd
Rwanda rank
75th

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 630.53 DOD, current US$ per person against 585.38 DOD, current US$ per person in Rwanda, a difference of 45.15 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 72nd and Rwanda ranks 75th of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 53.91 DOD, current US$ per person 8.41 DOD, current US$ per person 45.51 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
1980s 153.17 DOD, current US$ per person 53.22 DOD, current US$ per person 99.95 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
1990s 203.96 DOD, current US$ per person 125.92 DOD, current US$ per person 78.04 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
2000s 164.21 DOD, current US$ per person 116.99 DOD, current US$ per person 47.22 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
2010s 333.05 DOD, current US$ per person 173.05 DOD, current US$ per person 160 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
2020s 645.71 DOD, current US$ per person 475.91 DOD, current US$ per person 169.8 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Kenya or Rwanda?
Kenya, at 630.53 DOD, current US$ per person against 585.38 DOD, current US$ per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Kenya and Rwanda?
45.15 DOD, current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Kenya ranks 72nd and Rwanda ranks 75th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,457 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, 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.