Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 35.3% against 32.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Lesotho ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 50 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.1% | 29.2% | 19.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 89.0% | 38.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 169.8% | 91.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 92.1% | 28.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 36.0% | 1.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 35.3% against 32.6% in Lesotho as of 2011.
- What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 2.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 15th 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.