Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: External debt stocks, total

Papua New Guinea
12.85 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Rwanda
13.05 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
62nd
Rwanda rank
61st

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 13.05 billion DOD, current US$ against 12.85 billion DOD, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 196.20 million DOD, current US$.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd and Rwanda ranks 61st of 121 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 503.64 million DOD, current US$ 47.26 million DOD, current US$ 456.38 million DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1980s 1.84 billion DOD, current US$ 383.42 million DOD, current US$ 1.45 billion DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s 2.82 billion DOD, current US$ 997.32 million DOD, current US$ 1.82 billion DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.82 billion DOD, current US$ 1.19 billion DOD, current US$ 634.79 million DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s 16.89 billion DOD, current US$ 3.48 billion DOD, current US$ 13.41 billion DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 17.14 billion DOD, current US$ 10.33 billion DOD, current US$ 6.81 billion DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 13.05 billion DOD, current US$ against 12.85 billion DOD, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
196.20 million DOD, current US$, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd and Rwanda ranks 61st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,444 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.