Benin vs Ghana: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

Benin
79.1 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana
79.29 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Benin rank
79th
Ghana rank
78th

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 79.29 TDS, current US$ per person against 79.1 TDS, current US$ per person in Benin, a difference of 0.19 TDS, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Benin ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 78th of 121 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 1.24 TDS, current US$ per person 5.15 TDS, current US$ per person 3.91 TDS, current US$ per person Ghana
1980s 7.85 TDS, current US$ per person 17.74 TDS, current US$ per person 9.89 TDS, current US$ per person Ghana
1990s 7.16 TDS, current US$ per person 24.27 TDS, current US$ per person 17.11 TDS, current US$ per person Ghana
2000s 7.49 TDS, current US$ per person 15.58 TDS, current US$ per person 8.09 TDS, current US$ per person Ghana
2010s 14.94 TDS, current US$ per person 105.39 TDS, current US$ per person 90.45 TDS, current US$ per person Ghana
2020s 51.31 TDS, current US$ per person 112.61 TDS, current US$ per person 61.3 TDS, current US$ per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Benin or Ghana?
Ghana, at 79.29 TDS, current US$ per person against 79.1 TDS, current US$ per person in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Benin and Ghana?
0.19 TDS, current US$ per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Benin ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 78th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. 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, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.