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

Ghana
0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana rank
66th
Rwanda rank
65th

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

  • Ghana
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 66th and Rwanda ranks 65th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0556 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0124 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0431 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
1980s 0.038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0168 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0212 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
1990s 0.0843 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.0732 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0634 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.0605 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0439 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2020s 0.0559 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0327 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0233 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Ghana or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Rwanda?
0.0016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ghana ranks 66th and Rwanda ranks 65th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.