Bangladesh vs Rwanda: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Bangladesh
0.0288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
68th
Rwanda rank
65th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Rwanda
00.010.020.030.04197219982024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 68th and Rwanda ranks 65th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0124 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0085 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1980s 0.007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0168 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1990s 0.005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0238 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda
2000s 0.0128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bangladesh
2010s 0.0261 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bangladesh
2020s 0.0349 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0327 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Bangladesh or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bangladesh and Rwanda?
0.0043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Rwanda?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bangladesh ranks 68th and Rwanda ranks 65th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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