Total government debt in Rwanda
Rwanda: Total government debt was 494.76 billion current LCU in 2008. ▲ Rising
Total government debt in Rwanda, 1990–2008
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2008, total government debt in Rwanda stood at 494.76 billion current LCU.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total government debt in Rwanda peaked at 764.11 billion current LCU in 2001 and was at its lowest, 82.62 billion current LCU, in 1990.
Rwanda ranks 23rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 293.80 billion current LCU | 82.62 billion current LCU | 510.60 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 573.13 billion current LCU | 456.64 billion current LCU | 764.11 billion current LCU | 5 |
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- 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 total government debt in Rwanda?
- Total government debt in Rwanda was 494.76 billion current LCU in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest total government debt recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 764.11 billion current LCU in 2001.
- What is the lowest total government debt recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.62 billion current LCU in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for total government debt?
- Rwanda ranks 23rd out of 44 countries with data for 2008.
- Is total government debt rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Total government debt (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Data are in current local currency.