Botswana vs Kenya: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Botswana
734.56 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya
636.51 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
77th
Kenya rank
80th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 734.56 DOD, current US$ per person against 636.51 DOD, current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 98.05 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Botswana ranks 77th and Kenya ranks 80th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 149.91 DOD, current US$ per person 74.05 DOD, current US$ per person 75.86 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
1980s 291.45 DOD, current US$ per person 179.4 DOD, current US$ per person 112.06 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
1990s 407.71 DOD, current US$ per person 224.7 DOD, current US$ per person 183.01 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
2000s 282.29 DOD, current US$ per person 165.38 DOD, current US$ per person 116.91 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
2010s 776.69 DOD, current US$ per person 342.24 DOD, current US$ per person 434.45 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
2020s 635.84 DOD, current US$ per person 656.13 DOD, current US$ per person 20.29 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Botswana or Kenya?
Botswana, at 734.56 DOD, current US$ per person against 636.51 DOD, current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Botswana and Kenya?
98.05 DOD, current US$ per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Botswana ranks 77th and Kenya ranks 80th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.