Botswana vs Gabon: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita

Botswana
1,180 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Gabon
1,876 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
7th
Gabon rank
5th

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 1,876 DOD, current US$ against 1,180 DOD, current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 696 DOD, current US$.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.6 times Botswana's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 7th and Gabon ranks 5th of 50 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gabon Difference Ahead
1970s 132.22 DOD, current US$ 1,309 DOD, current US$ 1,177 DOD, current US$ Gabon
1980s 279.68 DOD, current US$ 2,162 DOD, current US$ 1,882 DOD, current US$ Gabon
1990s 393.13 DOD, current US$ 3,897 DOD, current US$ 3,503 DOD, current US$ Gabon
2000s 307.57 DOD, current US$ 2,551 DOD, current US$ 2,243 DOD, current US$ Gabon
2010s 1,038 DOD, current US$ 1,787 DOD, current US$ 748.91 DOD, current US$ Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita, Botswana or Gabon?
Gabon, at 1,876 DOD, current US$ against 1,180 DOD, current US$ in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita between Botswana and Gabon?
696 DOD, current US$, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
Botswana ranks 7th and Gabon ranks 5th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
Last refreshed

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 per inhabitant of the country.