Belize vs Lesotho: External debt stocks, long-term
Belize
1.49 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Lesotho
1.62 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Belize rank
98th
Lesotho rank
96th
External debt stocks, long-term over time
- Belize
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ in Belize, a difference of 135.49 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Belize ranks 98th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.74 million DOD, current US$ | 17.79 million DOD, current US$ | 7.05 million DOD, current US$ | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 86.82 million DOD, current US$ | 169.60 million DOD, current US$ | 82.78 million DOD, current US$ | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 217.72 million DOD, current US$ | 561.72 million DOD, current US$ | 344.00 million DOD, current US$ | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 941.27 million DOD, current US$ | 648.29 million DOD, current US$ | 292.98 million DOD, current US$ | Belize |
| 2010s | 1.26 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 251.46 million DOD, current US$ | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 173.21 million DOD, current US$ | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Belize or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Belize and Lesotho?
- 135.49 million DOD, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Lesotho?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Belize ranks 98th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.