Botswana vs Gabon: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 16.9% against 13.8% in Botswana, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gabon ahead.
Botswana ranks 46th and Gabon ranks 43rd 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 | 32.7% | 43.5% | 10.8% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 47.2% | 25.8% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 83.0% | 69.5% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 49.2% | 42.8% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 18.1% | 5.2% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp, Botswana or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 16.9% against 13.8% in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp between Botswana and Gabon?
- 3.1%, 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 to gdp?
- Botswana ranks 46th and Gabon ranks 43rd of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 expressed as a percentage of GDP at market prices.