Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Burkina Faso
37.55 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Lesotho
47.08 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
90th
Lesotho rank
87th
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 47.08 TDS, current US$ per person against 37.55 TDS, current US$ per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 9.53 TDS, current US$ per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Lesotho ranks 87th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7478 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.6523 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0954 TDS, current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 3.55 TDS, current US$ per person | 9.38 TDS, current US$ per person | 5.83 TDS, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.47 TDS, current US$ per person | 19.55 TDS, current US$ per person | 15.08 TDS, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.56 TDS, current US$ per person | 31.35 TDS, current US$ per person | 24.79 TDS, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 72.41 TDS, current US$ per person | 24.96 TDS, current US$ per person | 47.45 TDS, current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 48.13 TDS, current US$ per person | 42.89 TDS, current US$ per person | 5.24 TDS, current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 47.08 TDS, current US$ per person against 37.55 TDS, current US$ per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 9.53 TDS, current US$ per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Lesotho ranks 87th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.