East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Rwanda: External debt stocks
External debt stocks over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 93.9% against 15.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 78.2%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 6.0 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 12th of 12 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.2% | 6.3% | 2.9% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 20.5% | 3.2% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 62.7% | 27.5% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 46.8% | 26.8% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 40.7% | 23.9% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 83.5% | 66.4% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 93.9% against 15.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
- 78.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 12th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total external debt stocks to gross national income. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.