Rwanda External Debt 1970-2024

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.
  • Rwanda external debt for 2022 was $9,690,063,880, a 4% increase from 2021.
  • Rwanda external debt for 2021 was $9,317,675,645, a 13.72% increase from 2020.
  • Rwanda external debt for 2020 was $8,193,642,651, a 25.77% increase from 2019.
  • Rwanda external debt for 2019 was $6,514,940,152, a 14.68% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Rwanda External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $9,690,063,880 4.00%
2021 $9,317,675,645 13.72%
2020 $8,193,642,651 25.77%
2019 $6,514,940,152 14.68%
2018 $5,681,082,351 11.92%
2017 $5,076,087,516 17.54%
2016 $4,318,716,828 25.11%
2015 $3,451,961,693 18.63%
2014 $2,909,860,018 25.72%
2013 $2,314,567,423 27.56%
2012 $1,814,518,290 24.22%
2011 $1,460,707,197 18.44%
2010 $1,233,314,076 11.98%
2009 $1,101,366,315 18.57%
2008 $928,908,921 50.01%
2007 $619,217,477 42.82%
2006 $433,571,511 -71.60%
2005 $1,526,467,033 -8.63%
2004 $1,670,716,289 7.44%
2003 $1,555,052,247 7.09%
2002 $1,452,031,422 11.78%
2001 $1,299,040,552 0.72%
2000 $1,289,758,078 -1.68%
1999 $1,311,799,009 6.84%
1998 $1,227,864,435 10.33%
1997 $1,112,854,512 6.46%
1996 $1,045,357,834 1.24%
1995 $1,032,504,217 8.10%
1994 $955,151,669 5.08%
1993 $908,962,809 6.06%
1992 $857,063,267 5.82%
1991 $809,899,703 13.79%
1990 $711,728,808 14.19%
1989 $623,297,105 -4.63%
1988 $653,567,382 8.01%
1987 $605,111,631 34.09%
1986 $451,264,931 23.43%
1985 $365,597,856 26.03%
1984 $290,096,526 20.62%
1983 $240,503,862 10.17%
1982 $218,308,574 11.05%
1981 $196,579,659 3.55%
1980 $189,831,301 21.63%
1979 $156,078,454 23.09%
1978 $126,802,922 44.93%
1977 $87,491,538 83.51%
1976 $47,677,144 98.04%
1975 $24,074,478 95.57%
1974 $12,310,097 55.55%
1973 $7,914,015 133.83%
1972 $3,384,479 69.33%
1971 $1,998,751 -59.03%
1970 $4,878,977 -59.03%