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

Benin
0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Paraguay
0.5818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Benin rank
24th
Paraguay rank
22nd

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

  • Benin
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.5818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Paraguay ahead.

Benin ranks 24th and Paraguay ranks 22nd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2268 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0391 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay
1980s 0.5712 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3778 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1934 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1990s 0.557 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
2000s 0.238 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4203 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay
2010s 0.2134 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2067 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay
2020s 0.4797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0629 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Benin or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 0.5818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Benin and Paraguay?
0.0367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Paraguay?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Benin and Paraguay rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Benin ranks 24th and Paraguay ranks 22nd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.