External debt, end year in Rwanda
Rwanda: External debt, end year was 971.19 million current US$ in 2011. ▼ Falling
External debt, end year in Rwanda, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, external debt, end year in Rwanda stood at 971.19 million current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Rwanda peaked at 1.56 billion current US$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 408.67 million current US$, in 2006.
Rwanda ranks 27th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
External debt, end year in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 734.80 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 811.62 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 846.49 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 841.39 million current US$ | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.04 billion current US$ | +23.2% |
| 1995 | 1.06 billion current US$ | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.11 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 1.16 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.23 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 1.38 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 1.19 billion current US$ | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 1.20 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.35 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 1.44 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.56 billion current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.43 billion current US$ | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 408.67 million current US$ | -71.5% |
| 2007 | 576.49 million current US$ | +41.1% |
| 2008 | 651.39 million current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 733.69 million current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 779.62 million current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 971.19 million current US$ | +24.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 971.19 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.39 billion current US$, 70% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 971.19 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.49 billion current US$, 65% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -71.5% | 1.43 billion current US$ | 408.67 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 billion current US$ | 734.80 million current US$ | 1.38 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 billion current US$ | 408.67 million current US$ | 1.56 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 875.41 million current US$ | 779.62 million current US$ | 971.19 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 24 Cameroon 1.36 billion current US$ compare
- 25 Mauritania 1.30 billion current US$
- 26 Togo 1.22 billion current US$
- 28 Madagascar 866.92 million current US$ compare
- 29 Eritrea 716.88 million current US$ compare
- 30 Lesotho 711.58 million current US$ 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 971.19 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 billion current US$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 408.67 million current US$ in 2006.
- How does Rwanda rank for external debt, end year?
- Rwanda ranks 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current US$). 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 U.S. dollars.