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

Bhutan
1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
6th
Zambia rank
9th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.1328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zambia ahead.

Bhutan ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 9th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0984 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.07 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.3815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.6375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.706 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0685 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.8564 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.499 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3574 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 1.13 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0977 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$), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or Zambia?
Bhutan, at 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Zambia?
0.1328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Zambia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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
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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.