Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Afghanistan
0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.0021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
118th
Zimbabwe rank
117th

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zimbabwe
00.020.040.060.08197019972024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0001 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 118th and Zimbabwe ranks 117th of 122 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.0011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0041 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2020s 0.0013 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Afghanistan or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
0.0001 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Afghanistan ranks 118th and Zimbabwe ranks 117th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
134 places, 6,246 data points, 1970–2024
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Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.