Afghanistan vs Botswana: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.1019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana
0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
113th
Botswana rank
114th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0059 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 113th and Botswana ranks 114th of 121 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Botswana Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1735 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0621 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1114 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.108 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.114 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.006 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0309 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Botswana?
Afghanistan, at 0.1019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Botswana?
0.0059 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 113th and Botswana ranks 114th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.