Rwanda RW: External Debt: Forgiveness or Reduction

1970 - 2016 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

Rwanda RW: External Debt: Forgiveness or Reduction data was reported at -1.472 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -4.177 USD mn for 2016. Rwanda RW: External Debt: Forgiveness or Reduction data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 USD mn in 1997 and a record low of -1.213 USD bn in 2006. Rwanda RW: External Debt: Forgiveness or Reduction data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Rwanda – Table RW.World Bank.WDI: External Debt: Arrears and Reschedulings. Debt forgiveness or reduction shows the change in debt stock due to debt forgiveness or reduction. It is derived by subtracting debt forgiven and debt stock reduction from debt buyback. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum;

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-4.18 2016	-4.21 2015	-1,213.14 2006	0.00 1997	USD mn	yearly	1970 - 2016

Related Indicators for Rwanda RW: External Debt: Forgiveness or Reduction

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Forgiveness or Reduction (USD mn)	-4.18 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Principal Arrears: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG... (USD mn)	0.28 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Principal Arrears: Official Creditors (USD mn)	0.28 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Principal Arrears: Private Creditors (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Principal Forgiven (USD mn)	4.18 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Principal Rescheduled (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Principal Rescheduled: Official (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Principal Rescheduled: Private (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Stocks: Total Change (USD mn)	542.56 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Residual: Stock-Flow Reconciliation (USD mn)	14.62 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Buyback (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Stock: Reduction (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Stock: Rescheduled (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Interest Arrears: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG) (USD mn)	0.02 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Net Change in Interest Arrears (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Interest Arrears: Official Creditors (USD mn)	0.02 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Interest Arrears: Private Creditors (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Interest Forgiven (USD mn)	0.70 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Interest Rescheduled: Capitalized (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Interest Rescheduled: Official (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Interest Rescheduled: Private (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Rwanda RW: External Debt: Total Amount Rescheduled (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016

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Rwanda Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	3,926.330 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	1,184.620 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	6.098 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (RWF bn)	7,969.310 2028	yearly	1992 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (RWF bn)	21,534.534 2029	yearly	1995 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (RWF bn)	7,004.500 2028	yearly	1992 - 2028

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	15.105 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	5.000 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-1.442 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

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Rwanda RW: Expenditure: Interest Payments (RWF mn)	56,998.21 2016	yearly	1973 - 2016
Rwanda RW: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue (%)	3.25 2016	yearly	1973 - 2016
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Rwanda RW: CPIA: Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity Cluster Average: 1=Low To ... (NA)	4.30 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Rwanda RW: CPIA: Structural Policies Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	4.17 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
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Rwanda RW: Fixed Telephone Subscriptions: per 100 People (Number)	0.11 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Rwanda RW: Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers (Person)	21,721.00 2016	yearly	2004 - 2016
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Rwanda RW: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Ability to Track and Tr... (NA)	3.04 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
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Rwanda RW: Armed Forces Personnel: % of Total Labour Force (%)	0.57 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
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Rwanda RW: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (RWF mn)	1,047,000.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Rwanda RW: GDP: % of GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (%)	15.22 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017

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