Lesotho vs Madagascar: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and)
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6.9% against 6.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Madagascar ahead.
Lesotho ranks 65th and Madagascar ranks 67th of 118 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 16.8% | 16.2% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 35.7% | 33.8% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 20.6% | 17.2% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.5% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and), Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Lesotho, at 6.9% against 6.5% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- Lesotho ranks 65th and Madagascar ranks 67th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.