External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Rwanda
Rwanda: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square was 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Rwanda, 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Rwanda is 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 3,896.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Rwanda peaked at 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2059 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Rwanda 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.2059 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 364.85 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +177104.8% |
| 1978 | 689.1 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +88.9% |
| 1979 | 851.59 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1980 | 1,055 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1981 | 810.7 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1982 | 851.24 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 648.56 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 1,500 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +131.3% |
| 1985 | 1,094 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1986 | 1,098 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1,593 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 1988 | 1,682 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 1,827 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 1,911 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 2,038 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 2,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 2,403 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 1,361 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 1995 | 1,304 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1,396 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 3,113 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +123.1% |
| 1998 | 2,005 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 1999 | 2,180 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 1,554 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2001 | 1,401 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 1,775 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2003 | 1,097 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2004 | 621.06 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 2005 | 622.8 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 776.89 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 955.08 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 272.35 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -71.5% |
| 2009 | 411.35 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +51.0% |
| 2010 | 572.65 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2011 | 4,542 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +693.1% |
| 2012 | 3,488 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 449.54 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -87.1% |
| 2014 | 1,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +125.3% |
| 2015 | 456.81 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -54.9% |
| 2016 | 9,186 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1910.9% |
| 2017 | 12,427 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 14,361 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 13,920 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 15,330 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 16,762 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 15,257 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 476.44 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.2059 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 851.59 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 1,216 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 648.56 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,827 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,304 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,113 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 948.62 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 272.35 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,775 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,042 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 449.54 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,361 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,328 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,257 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 40 Djibouti 20,639 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 41 Argentina 20,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Nigeria 20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 44 Colombia 16,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 45 Ghana 16,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 15,735 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 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, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Rwanda?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Rwanda was 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2059 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Rwanda rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Rwanda ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,896.2%. 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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.