Afghanistan vs Lesotho: External debt stocks, long-term

Afghanistan
1.81 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Lesotho
1.62 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
97th
Lesotho rank
98th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 187.89 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 97th and Lesotho ranks 98th of 122 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 1.73 billion DOD, current US$ 651.53 million DOD, current US$ 1.08 billion DOD, current US$ Afghanistan
2010s 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ 1.00 billion DOD, current US$ Afghanistan
2020s 1.89 billion DOD, current US$ 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ 276.69 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 Lesotho?
Afghanistan, at 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
187.89 million DOD, current US$, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Afghanistan ranks 97th and Lesotho ranks 98th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,450 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.