World Bank · Economy
Rwanda: External debt stocks, total
13.05Bcurrent USD · 2024+348.5% since 2014
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. Annual figures for Rwanda from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13,050,400,791.1 | |
| 2023 | 11,383,983,796.8 | |
| 2022 | 9,690,063,879.9 | |
| 2021 | 9,317,675,644.8 | |
| 2020 | 8,193,642,650.5 | |
| 2019 | 6,514,940,151.8 | |
| 2018 | 5,681,081,205.9 | |
| 2017 | 5,076,087,515.8 | |
| 2016 | 4,318,716,827.6 | |
| 2015 | 3,451,961,693 | |
| 2014 | 2,909,860,018.3 | |
| 2013 | 2,314,567,423.3 | |
| 2012 | 1,814,518,289.8 | |
| 2011 | 1,460,707,197.2 | |
| 2010 | 1,233,314,075.5 | |
| 2009 | 1,101,366,314.6 | |
| 2008 | 928,908,920.7 | |
| 2007 | 619,217,476.9 | |
| 2006 | 433,571,511 | |
| 2005 | 1,526,467,033.2 | |
| 2004 | 1,670,716,289.3 | |
| 2003 | 1,555,052,246.9 | |
| 2002 | 1,452,031,421.5 | |
| 2001 | 1,299,040,552.2 | |
| 2000 | 1,289,758,077.6 | |
| 1999 | 1,311,799,009.3 | |
| 1998 | 1,227,864,434.5 | |
| 1997 | 1,112,854,511.6 | |
| 1996 | 1,045,357,833.6 | |
| 1995 | 1,032,504,216.9 | |
| 1994 | 955,151,668.6 | |
| 1993 | 908,962,809.2 | |
| 1992 | 857,063,267.2 | |
| 1991 | 809,899,702.6 | |
| 1990 | 711,728,808 | |
| 1989 | 623,297,105 | |
| 1988 | 653,567,381.9 | |
| 1987 | 605,111,630.7 | |
| 1986 | 451,264,931.1 | |
| 1985 | 365,597,855.9 | |
| 1984 | 290,096,525.8 | |
| 1983 | 240,503,861.8 | |
| 1982 | 218,308,574.3 | |
| 1981 | 196,579,659 | |
| 1980 | 189,831,300.7 | |
| 1979 | 156,078,453.5 | |
| 1978 | 126,802,922 | |
| 1977 | 87,491,537.9 | |
| 1976 | 47,677,144.2 | |
| 1975 | 24,074,478.2 | |
| 1974 | 12,310,096.7 | |
| 1973 | 7,914,015.3 | |
| 1972 | 3,384,478.7 | |
| 1971 | 1,998,751.4 | |
| 1970 | 4,878,977.4 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). External debt stocks, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-external-debt-stocks-total (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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