Afghanistan vs Rwanda: External debt stocks, short-term

Afghanistan
442.60 million DOD, current US$
in 2024
Rwanda
500.84 million DOD, current US$
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
76th
Rwanda rank
74th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 500.84 million DOD, current US$ against 442.60 million DOD, current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 58.24 million DOD, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Rwanda ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 76th and Rwanda ranks 74th of 122 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 20.13 million DOD, current US$ 14.90 million DOD, current US$ 5.23 million DOD, current US$ Afghanistan
2010s 254.41 million DOD, current US$ 149.04 million DOD, current US$ 105.36 million DOD, current US$ Afghanistan
2020s 428.63 million DOD, current US$ 422.42 million DOD, current US$ 6.21 million DOD, current US$ Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Afghanistan or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 500.84 million DOD, current US$ against 442.60 million DOD, current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Afghanistan and Rwanda?
58.24 million DOD, current US$, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Rwanda?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Afghanistan ranks 76th and Rwanda ranks 74th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,282 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.