How does Rwanda rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Rwanda ranks 11th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is up 122.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Rwanda

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Rwanda
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Rwanda: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 10.8%

World rank

11th

of 121 countries

All-time high

1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1994

All-time low

0.0089 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Rwanda, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Rwanda stood at 0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 122.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

Rwanda ranks 11th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Rwanda, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0089 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1972	0.0137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+53.2%
1973	0.0272 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+98.2%
1974	0.0399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.6%
1975	0.0421 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1976	0.0747 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+77.6%
1977	0.1051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.6%
1978	0.1212 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.3%
1979	0.1149 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1980	0.1198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1981	0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1982	0.1318 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
1983	0.1442 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
1984	0.1528 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1985	0.1915 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.3%
1986	0.2137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1987	0.259 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.2%
1988	0.254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1989	0.2401 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1990	0.2606 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1991	0.3908 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.0%
1992	0.3893 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1993	0.4249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1994	1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+183.5%
1995	0.7518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.6%
1996	0.7138 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1997	0.5377 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.7%
1998	0.564 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1999	0.5393 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2000	0.5548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2001	0.5914 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2002	0.6636 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
2003	0.6621 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2004	0.6488 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2005	0.4821 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.7%
2006	0.119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-75.3%
2007	0.1408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.4%
2008	0.1737 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.4%
2009	0.1705 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2010	0.1794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2011	0.1788 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2012	0.2114 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
2013	0.2818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.3%
2014	0.3402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.7%
2015	0.3941 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
2016	0.4524 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.8%
2017	0.4887 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2018	0.5201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
2019	0.5576 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2020	0.6956 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.7%
2021	0.731 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2022	0.6329 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2023	0.684 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
2024	0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0557 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0089 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1212 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.259 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.5777 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2606 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.4207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6636 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1788 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5576 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.7002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6329 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

8 Suriname 0.9484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Zambia 0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 Ukraine 0.8188 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
12 Nicaragua 0.6876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
13 Djibouti 0.6835 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
14 Cape Verde 0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Rwanda?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Rwanda was 0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Rwanda rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Rwanda ranks 11th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is up 122.7%. 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 External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-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, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-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.