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

Nicaragua
0.6876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
12th
Zambia rank
9th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1896 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 9th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3972 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0606 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 2.13 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 3.46 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.7639 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.706 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0579 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.7644 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.499 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2654 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.8401 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1891 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Nicaragua or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Nicaragua and Zambia?
0.1896 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Nicaragua ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.