Bhutan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Bhutan
1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.3547 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

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

  • Bhutan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3547 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.6553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Bhutan ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0984 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2902 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1918 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.3815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3867 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 0.6375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2819 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3556 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 0.8564 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2436 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 1.13 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3237 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bhutan, at 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3547 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.6553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.