Afghanistan vs Botswana: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Afghanistan
1.84 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Botswana
2.01 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
97th
Botswana rank
95th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Afghanistan
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.84 billion DOD, current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 177.29 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 97th and Botswana ranks 95th of 123 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.73 billion DOD, current US$ | 636.63 million DOD, current US$ | 1.09 billion DOD, current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.69 billion DOD, current US$ | 321.44 million DOD, current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.88 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.63 billion DOD, current US$ | 253.85 million DOD, current US$ | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Afghanistan or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.84 billion DOD, current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Afghanistan and Botswana?
- 177.29 million DOD, current US$, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Afghanistan ranks 97th and Botswana ranks 95th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.