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

Benin
0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Gambia
0.5446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Benin rank
24th
Gambia rank
25th

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

  • Benin
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Gambia, a difference of 0.0005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 24th and Gambia ranks 25th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1379 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0498 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1980s 0.5712 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8441 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2729 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
1990s 0.557 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0169 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
2000s 0.238 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3751 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
2010s 0.2134 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1435 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
2020s 0.4797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4482 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Benin or Gambia?
Benin, at 0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Benin and Gambia?
0.0005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Benin ranks 24th and Gambia ranks 25th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.