Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Rwanda
35.13 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
33.75 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
81st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
84th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050100150200197620002024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 35.13 DOD, current US$ per person against 33.75 DOD, current US$ per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.38 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 81st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 84th of 121 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 3.09 DOD, current US$ per person 6.93 DOD, current US$ per person 3.84 DOD, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 4.74 DOD, current US$ per person 39.35 DOD, current US$ per person 34.61 DOD, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 6.6 DOD, current US$ per person 132.09 DOD, current US$ per person 125.49 DOD, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 2.69 DOD, current US$ per person 119.08 DOD, current US$ per person 116.4 DOD, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 12.35 DOD, current US$ per person 67.46 DOD, current US$ per person 55.11 DOD, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 30.87 DOD, current US$ per person 60.49 DOD, current US$ per person 29.62 DOD, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?
Rwanda, at 35.13 DOD, current US$ per person against 33.75 DOD, current US$ per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.38 DOD, current US$ per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Rwanda ranks 81st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 84th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.