External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Rwanda
Rwanda: External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI was 93.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Rwanda is 93.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 159.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Rwanda peaked at 93.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2006.
Rwanda ranks 11th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.8% | — |
| 2001 | 66.8% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -74.9% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.8% | 13.2% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 20.3% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 74.3% | 93.9% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Rwanda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 122,557 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 8.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 247.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 17.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 314.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 353,853 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 11.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Rwanda?
- External debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Rwanda was 93.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2006.
- How does Rwanda rank for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni?
- Rwanda ranks 11th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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