Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita was 30.17 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Rwanda, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Rwanda is 30.17 TDS, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 22.8% on the previous year and up 102.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Rwanda peaked at 46.44 TDS, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0324 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1973.
Rwanda ranks 93rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3379 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.834 TDS, current US$ per person | +146.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6283 TDS, current US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0324 TDS, current US$ per person | -94.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1054 TDS, current US$ per person | +225.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0898 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7055 TDS, current US$ per person | +685.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2704 TDS, current US$ per person | -61.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3525 TDS, current US$ per person | +30.4% |
| 1979 | 1.04 TDS, current US$ per person | +196.0% |
| 1980 | 1.42 TDS, current US$ per person | +36.2% |
| 1981 | 1.5 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 1.28 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 1.57 TDS, current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 1984 | 2.07 TDS, current US$ per person | +31.4% |
| 1985 | 2.83 TDS, current US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 1986 | 3.05 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 3.53 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 3.26 TDS, current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 4.03 TDS, current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 1990 | 2.85 TDS, current US$ per person | -29.4% |
| 1991 | 3.1 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 2.77 TDS, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 2.69 TDS, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6155 TDS, current US$ per person | -77.2% |
| 1995 | 3.57 TDS, current US$ per person | +479.6% |
| 1996 | 2.62 TDS, current US$ per person | -26.5% |
| 1997 | 2.87 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 2.57 TDS, current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 4.02 TDS, current US$ per person | +56.6% |
| 2000 | 4.43 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 2.48 TDS, current US$ per person | -44.1% |
| 2002 | 2.26 TDS, current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 2.6 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 3.03 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 3.12 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.88 TDS, current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 2.47 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 4.88 TDS, current US$ per person | +97.6% |
| 2009 | 3.93 TDS, current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 5.04 TDS, current US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4 TDS, current US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 7.88 TDS, current US$ per person | +79.3% |
| 2013 | 9.85 TDS, current US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 14.91 TDS, current US$ per person | +51.4% |
| 2015 | 15.87 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 18.65 TDS, current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 20.05 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 21.06 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 25.44 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 21.71 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 46.44 TDS, current US$ per person | +113.9% |
| 2022 | 25.55 TDS, current US$ per person | -45.0% |
| 2023 | 39.08 TDS, current US$ per person | +53.0% |
| 2024 | 30.17 TDS, current US$ per person | -22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.44 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0324 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.04 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.46 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.28 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.03 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.6155 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.02 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.21 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.26 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.88 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.31 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.4 TDS, current US$ per person | 25.44 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.59 TDS, current US$ per person | 21.71 TDS, current US$ per person | 46.44 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 90 Burkina Faso 37.55 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 91 Solomon Islands 31.71 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 92 Uganda 31.17 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 94 Guinea 29.73 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 95 Tanzania, United Republic of 28.88 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 96 Comoros 28.44 TDS, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Rwanda
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 90.62 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 6.36 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.006 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -171.43 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 560.22 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 39.3 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0371 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 21,978 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Rwanda?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Rwanda was 30.17 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 46.44 TDS, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0324 TDS, current US$ per person in 1973.
- How does Rwanda rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.