Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) over time
- Rwanda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 15.99 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.55 billion DOD, current US$ in Rwanda, a difference of 1.44 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 62nd and Zimbabwe ranks 59th of 123 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.26 million DOD, current US$ | 266.01 million DOD, current US$ | 218.75 million DOD, current US$ | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 383.42 million DOD, current US$ | 2.19 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 997.32 million DOD, current US$ | 4.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.42 billion DOD, current US$ | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.19 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.83 billion DOD, current US$ | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 3.48 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.14 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.66 billion DOD, current US$ | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 11.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 14.51 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.48 billion DOD, current US$ | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 15.99 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.55 billion DOD, current US$ in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 1.44 billion DOD, current US$, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Rwanda ranks 62nd and Zimbabwe ranks 59th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.