External debt, end year in Rwanda
Rwanda: External debt, end year was 370.46 billion current LCU in 2008. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Rwanda, 1990–2008
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2008, external debt, end year in Rwanda stood at 370.46 billion current LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Rwanda peaked at 707.48 billion current LCU in 2001 and was at its lowest, 60.69 billion current LCU, in 1990.
Rwanda ranks 19th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt, end year in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.69 billion current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 101.57 billion current LCU | +67.3% |
| 1992 | 112.88 billion current LCU | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 121.42 billion current LCU | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 228.06 billion current LCU | +87.8% |
| 1995 | 278.85 billion current LCU | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 340.49 billion current LCU | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 351.80 billion current LCU | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 384.04 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 459.46 billion current LCU | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 584.95 billion current LCU | +27.3% |
| 2001 | 707.48 billion current LCU | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 267.41 billion current LCU | -62.2% |
| 2007 | 313.51 billion current LCU | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 370.46 billion current LCU | +18.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 370.46 billion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 346.38 billion current LCU, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 370.46 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.85 billion current LCU, 3.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -62.2% | 707.48 billion current LCU | 267.41 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 243.93 billion current LCU | 60.69 billion current LCU | 459.46 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 448.76 billion current LCU | 267.41 billion current LCU | 707.48 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 16 Cameroon 576.07 billion current LCU compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 519.39 billion current LCU compare
- 18 Algeria 414.56 billion current LCU compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 322.30 billion current LCU compare
- 21 Egypt 147.49 billion current LCU compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 117.23 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Rwanda
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 93.2 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.932 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 13.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 517.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 433.51 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Rwanda?
- External debt, end year in Rwanda was 370.46 billion current LCU in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 707.48 billion current LCU in 2001.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.69 billion current LCU in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for external debt, end year?
- Rwanda ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2008.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.