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$), per capita over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 79.29 TDS, current US$ 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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About this data
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.