Lower middle income vs Zambia: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual
Lower middle income
17.75 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
313.24 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
2nd
Zambia rank
2nd
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual over time
- Lower middle income
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 313.24 % change on previous year against 17.75 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 295.49 % change on previous year.
That makes Zambia's figure about 17.6 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Zambia ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 12 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.13 % change on previous year | 33.64 % change on previous year | 18.51 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1980s | 12.47 % change on previous year | 6.8 % change on previous year | 5.67 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 3.94 % change on previous year | 62.99 % change on previous year | 59.05 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2000s | 5.87 % change on previous year | 10.76 % change on previous year | 4.89 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2010s | 13.87 % change on previous year | 34.7 % change on previous year | 20.83 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2020s | 9.98 % change on previous year | 44.45 % change on previous year | 34.47 % change on previous year | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual, Lower middle income or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 313.24 % change on previous year against 17.75 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual between Lower middle income and Zambia?
- 295.49 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Zambia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Zambia rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual?
- Lower middle income ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.