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

Ethiopia
10.28 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Niger
14.09 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
109th
Niger rank
107th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 14.09 TDS, current US$ per person against 10.28 TDS, current US$ per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.81 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 109th and Niger ranks 107th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7551 TDS, current US$ per person 2.76 TDS, current US$ per person 2 TDS, current US$ per person Niger
1980s 4.02 TDS, current US$ per person 21.4 TDS, current US$ per person 17.38 TDS, current US$ per person Niger
1990s 2.81 TDS, current US$ per person 7.36 TDS, current US$ per person 4.55 TDS, current US$ per person Niger
2000s 1.5 TDS, current US$ per person 3.4 TDS, current US$ per person 1.9 TDS, current US$ per person Niger
2010s 9.38 TDS, current US$ per person 4.38 TDS, current US$ per person 5.01 TDS, current US$ per person Ethiopia
2020s 14.4 TDS, current US$ per person 10.03 TDS, current US$ per person 4.36 TDS, current US$ per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Ethiopia or Niger?
Niger, at 14.09 TDS, current US$ per person against 10.28 TDS, current US$ per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Ethiopia and Niger?
3.81 TDS, current US$ per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 109th and Niger ranks 107th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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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.