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

Kenya
636.51 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
547.75 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
80th
Zimbabwe rank
83rd

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

  • Kenya
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 636.51 DOD, current US$ per person against 547.75 DOD, current US$ per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 88.76 DOD, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Kenya ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 83rd of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 74.05 DOD, current US$ per person 42.09 DOD, current US$ per person 31.96 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
1980s 179.4 DOD, current US$ per person 195.64 DOD, current US$ per person 16.24 DOD, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
1990s 224.7 DOD, current US$ per person 311.35 DOD, current US$ per person 86.65 DOD, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2000s 165.38 DOD, current US$ per person 290.33 DOD, current US$ per person 124.95 DOD, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2010s 342.24 DOD, current US$ per person 471.86 DOD, current US$ per person 129.62 DOD, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2020s 656.13 DOD, current US$ per person 557.49 DOD, current US$ per person 98.64 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$), per capita, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
Kenya, at 636.51 DOD, current US$ per person against 547.75 DOD, current US$ per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
88.76 DOD, current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Kenya ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 83rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.