Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.1546 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
5th
Zambia rank
7th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1546 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1204 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 4.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 7th of 12 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0813 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0667 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.0325 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0943 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0619 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0497 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1474 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0977 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0417 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0127 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0192 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0324 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0132 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.0301 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.086 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0559 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1546 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
0.1204 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 7th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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Coverage
133 places, 6,252 data points, 1970–2024
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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.