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

Botswana
0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
China
0.057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
114th
China rank
116th

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

  • Botswana
  • China
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.7 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 114th and China ranks 116th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2213 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0544 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1669 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.1344 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1309 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0035 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.0641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0663 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2010s 0.114 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0676 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.0841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0185 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Botswana or China?
Botswana, at 0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Botswana and China?
0.039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Botswana and China rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 114th and China ranks 116th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.