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

Lebanon
1.82 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
Lebanon rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

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

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

Lebanon currently reports 1.82 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 1.47 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 5.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Lebanon ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1239 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4086 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2846 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.1556 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3867 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 0.8899 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2819 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2436 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9654 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 2.15 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3237 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.83 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Lebanon or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Lebanon, at 1.82 DOD, current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.47 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.