Gambia vs Kenya: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita

Gambia
262.63 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Kenya
246.53 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Gambia rank
26th
Kenya rank
27th

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita over time

  • Gambia
  • Kenya
0100200300400500197019902011

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 262.63 DOD, current US$ against 246.53 DOD, current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 16.1 DOD, current US$.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Gambia ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 27th of 50 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 40.49 DOD, current US$ 88.13 DOD, current US$ 47.65 DOD, current US$ Kenya
1980s 317.71 DOD, current US$ 221.28 DOD, current US$ 96.44 DOD, current US$ Gambia
1990s 381.59 DOD, current US$ 260.2 DOD, current US$ 121.39 DOD, current US$ Gambia
2000s 396.88 DOD, current US$ 194.6 DOD, current US$ 202.28 DOD, current US$ Gambia
2010s 279.45 DOD, current US$ 231.88 DOD, current US$ 47.57 DOD, current US$ Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita, Gambia or Kenya?
Gambia, at 262.63 DOD, current US$ against 246.53 DOD, current US$ in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita between Gambia and Kenya?
16.1 DOD, current US$, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
Gambia ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 27th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). 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
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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.