External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Rwanda
Rwanda: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 0.5523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Rwanda, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Rwanda is 0.5523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 155.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) 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.
That places Rwanda 13th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Rwanda, year by year
| 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 | 0.1269 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1277 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1428 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1383 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2013 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2436 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2737 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3092 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3735 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4884 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5149 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.447 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4884 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.5523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.5523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +183.5% | 0.4249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1973 | +98.2% | 0.0137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2006 | -75.3% | 0.4821 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
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 | 0.4117 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 | 0.236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3735 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4982 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.447 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 0.5961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Maldives 0.5828 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Grenada 0.5824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Ukraine 0.5512 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Montenegro 0.5454 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Dominica 0.493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Rwanda?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Rwanda was 0.5523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) 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, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) 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, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Rwanda ranks 13th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.8%. 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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.