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

Ghana
16,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
45th
Rwanda rank
43rd

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

  • Ghana
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 1,433 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 876.63 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 476.44 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 400.19 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 766.55 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,216 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 449.51 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 2,450 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 454.95 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 3,843 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 948.62 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,894 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 13,988 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,042 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,947 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 20,579 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 16,328 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,250 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Ghana or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Ghana and Rwanda?
1,433 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Ghana ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
132 places, 6,001 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.