Afghanistan vs Somalia: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of

Afghanistan
0.0038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Somalia
0.0014 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
117th
Somalia rank
119th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
00.020.040.060.080.1197019972024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.0024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.8 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 119th of 121 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.001 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.0025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0205 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0181 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Afghanistan, at 0.0038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of between Afghanistan and Somalia?
0.0024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
Afghanistan ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 119th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,252 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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