🇷🇼 Rwanda National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Rwanda government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $11.6 billion, growing at $39 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 65%. Per-citizen share: $802.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Rwanda ranks 49th by debt-to-GDP, 120th by total debt and 119th by debt per person.
About Rwanda's National Debt
Rwanda has borrowed steadily on mostly concessional terms to fund its development ambitions, pairing rising debt with some of Africa's fastest and most consistent growth.
Rwanda's debt-to-GDP ratio of 65% is elevated: higher than 63% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Rwanda ranks 120th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $39 per second, Rwanda adds about $3 million to its government debt every day — roughly $1.2 billion per year. Each of Rwanda's 14 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $802. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Rwanda National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Rwanda's national debt right now?
Rwanda's national debt is approximately $11.6 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $39 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 65% and each citizen's share is about $802.
How fast is Rwanda's debt growing?
Rwanda's government debt is growing at approximately $39 per second — about $3 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Rwanda's debt per capita?
Each of Rwanda's 14 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $802 of the national debt.
What is Rwanda's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Rwanda's debt-to-GDP ratio is 65%. That is higher than 63% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Rwanda's government debt at this level?
Rwanda has borrowed steadily on mostly concessional terms to fund its development ambitions, pairing rising debt with some of Africa's fastest and most consistent growth.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 10,589,995,188 + 39 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=rw (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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