MacroRwanda
Debt per person in Rwanda
How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?
Rwanda's debt per person is $727 — #10 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
$727
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
If the central government's debt were split equally, every resident of Rwanda would carry about $727 of it.
Among 124 countries
- Rank
- #10 of 124
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 92 %
- 114 of 124 countries
- Latest move
- ▲ $183
- since 1992
In Africa: #7 of 21vs median $6,404: −89 % (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Debt per person | vs Rwanda |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Malawi | $649 | −$78 |
| 9 | Tanzania | $657 | −$70 |
| 10 | Rwanda | $727 | — |
| 11 | Nepal | $728 | +$1 |
| 12 | Cambodia | $732 | +$5 |
General government debt divided down to one resident, in US dollars — our calculation from IMF debt/GDP and World Bank GDP per capita, both dated within two years of each other.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: central government debt as a share of GDP multiplied by GDP per person, both World Bank figures — the abstract ratio turned into a number a person can feel. It is an accounting split, not a bill anyone receives; the state also holds assets, and general government debt (with local government and social funds) can be higher. We only compute it when both legs exist.