Sierra Leone vs Viet Nam: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Sierra Leone
0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Viet Nam
0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
101st
Viet Nam rank
99th

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 101st and Viet Nam ranks 99th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 1.07 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6153 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4529 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1990s 1.44 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.48 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0426 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2000s 0.5595 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3025 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1544 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2020s 0.1974 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0581 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Sierra Leone or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Viet Nam?
0.0088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Viet Nam?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Viet Nam rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Sierra Leone ranks 101st and Viet Nam ranks 99th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.