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

Eritrea
0.0106 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Ethiopia
0.0091 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Eritrea rank
111th
Ethiopia rank
112th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.0106 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0091 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0015 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 111th and Ethiopia ranks 112th of 121 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0164 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0135 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2000s 0.0122 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0099 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Eritrea
2010s 0.0137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0084 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
Eritrea, at 0.0106 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0091 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
0.0015 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
Eritrea ranks 111th and Ethiopia ranks 112th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.