Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Ghana
79.29 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
85.08 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
78th
Zimbabwe rank
75th
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 85.08 TDS, current US$ per person against 79.29 TDS, current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 5.79 TDS, current US$ per person.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 78th and Zimbabwe ranks 75th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.15 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.8 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.35 TDS, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 17.74 TDS, current US$ per person | 41.48 TDS, current US$ per person | 23.74 TDS, current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 24.27 TDS, current US$ per person | 57.39 TDS, current US$ per person | 33.12 TDS, current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 15.58 TDS, current US$ per person | 13.1 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.48 TDS, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 105.39 TDS, current US$ per person | 57.07 TDS, current US$ per person | 48.32 TDS, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 112.61 TDS, current US$ per person | 61.22 TDS, current US$ per person | 51.39 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$), per capita, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 85.08 TDS, current US$ per person against 79.29 TDS, current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 5.79 TDS, current US$ per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 78th and Zimbabwe ranks 75th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.