Kenya vs Rwanda: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita

Kenya
759.95 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Rwanda
915.39 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
81st
Rwanda rank
78th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 915.39 DOD, current US$ per person against 759.95 DOD, current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 155.44 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 81st and Rwanda ranks 78th of 122 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 92.59 DOD, current US$ per person 9.55 DOD, current US$ per person 83.04 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
1980s 226.25 DOD, current US$ per person 59.46 DOD, current US$ per person 166.79 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
1990s 267.46 DOD, current US$ per person 136.44 DOD, current US$ per person 131.02 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
2000s 193.16 DOD, current US$ per person 134.15 DOD, current US$ per person 59.01 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
2010s 410.59 DOD, current US$ per person 292.97 DOD, current US$ per person 117.63 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
2020s 760.86 DOD, current US$ per person 753.16 DOD, current US$ per person 7.7 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Kenya or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 915.39 DOD, current US$ per person against 759.95 DOD, current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Kenya and Rwanda?
155.44 DOD, current US$ per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Kenya ranks 81st and Rwanda ranks 78th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.