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

Kenya
636.51 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Lesotho
695.03 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
80th
Lesotho rank
79th

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

  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 695.03 DOD, current US$ per person against 636.51 DOD, current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 58.52 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 80th and Lesotho ranks 79th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 74.05 DOD, current US$ per person 14.24 DOD, current US$ per person 59.81 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
1980s 179.4 DOD, current US$ per person 103 DOD, current US$ per person 76.4 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
1990s 224.7 DOD, current US$ per person 290.05 DOD, current US$ per person 65.36 DOD, current US$ per person Lesotho
2000s 165.38 DOD, current US$ per person 328.21 DOD, current US$ per person 162.83 DOD, current US$ per person Lesotho
2010s 342.24 DOD, current US$ per person 477.78 DOD, current US$ per person 135.53 DOD, current US$ per person Lesotho
2020s 656.13 DOD, current US$ per person 707.19 DOD, current US$ per person 51.06 DOD, current US$ per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Kenya or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 695.03 DOD, current US$ 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$), per capita between Kenya and Lesotho?
58.52 DOD, current US$ per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Kenya ranks 80th and Lesotho ranks 79th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.