Foreign liabilities in Rwanda

Rwanda: Foreign liabilities was 8.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
8.76 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
131st
of 149 countries
All-time high
8.76 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
1.04 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2006
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Rwanda, 1995–2020

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B1995200720201995: 4.9B real chained 2019 US$1996: 4.6B real chained 2019 US$1997: 4.4B real chained 2019 US$1998: 4.6B real chained 2019 US$1999: 4.7B real chained 2019 US$2000: 4.4B real chained 2019 US$2001: 4.3B real chained 2019 US$2002: 4.7B real chained 2019 US$2003: 4.8B real chained 2019 US$2004: 4.7B real chained 2019 US$2005: 4.0B real chained 2019 US$2006: 1.0B real chained 2019 US$2007: 1.2B real chained 2019 US$2008: 1.8B real chained 2019 US$2009: 2.1B real chained 2019 US$2010: 2.4B real chained 2019 US$2011: 3.1B real chained 2019 US$2012: 3.2B real chained 2019 US$2013: 4.1B real chained 2019 US$2014: 4.8B real chained 2019 US$2015: 5.3B real chained 2019 US$2016: 5.9B real chained 2019 US$2017: 6.3B real chained 2019 US$2018: 7.2B real chained 2019 US$2019: 7.9B real chained 2019 US$2020: 8.8B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 8.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 262.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Rwanda peaked at 8.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.04 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2006.

That places Rwanda 131st out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ 4.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ 4.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 3.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ 4.80 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 5.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ 7.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 8.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Rwanda?
Foreign liabilities in Rwanda was 8.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 8.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2006.
How does Rwanda rank for foreign liabilities?
Rwanda ranks 131st out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 262.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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