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.
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
- Scientific and technical journal articles 433.51 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 13.29 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 93.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 93.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 31.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 14 (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.26 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.5956 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 84,919 (2024)
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.