How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Somalia?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

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

Botswana

0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Somalia

0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Botswana rank

114th

Somalia rank

117th

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

Botswana
Somalia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.0405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Botswana ranks 114th and Somalia ranks 117th of 121 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.3417 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3711 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0294 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1980s	0.2116 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.4 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.19 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1990s	0.1344 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.36 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.23 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2000s	0.0641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5246 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4606 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2010s	0.114 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3737 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2596 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2020s	0.0841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2025 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1184 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Somalia?: Botswana, at 0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Somalia?: 0.0405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Somalia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Somalia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Botswana ranks 114th and Somalia ranks 117th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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: 27 August 2026

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.