Kenya vs Rwanda: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Kenya
35.58 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Rwanda
35.13 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
80th
Rwanda rank
81st

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 35.58 DOD, current US$ per person against 35.13 DOD, current US$ per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.45 DOD, current US$ per person.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 80th and Rwanda ranks 81st of 121 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 22.8 DOD, current US$ per person 2.32 DOD, current US$ per person 20.49 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
1980s 25.57 DOD, current US$ per person 4.74 DOD, current US$ per person 20.83 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
1990s 29.13 DOD, current US$ per person 6.6 DOD, current US$ per person 22.52 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
2000s 20.44 DOD, current US$ per person 2.69 DOD, current US$ per person 17.75 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
2010s 44.58 DOD, current US$ per person 12.35 DOD, current US$ per person 32.24 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
2020s 44.67 DOD, current US$ per person 30.87 DOD, current US$ per person 13.79 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Kenya or Rwanda?
Kenya, at 35.58 DOD, current US$ per person against 35.13 DOD, current US$ per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Kenya and Rwanda?
0.45 DOD, current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Kenya ranks 80th and Rwanda ranks 81st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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, short-term (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
133 places, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (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.